H-1B Principal Automation Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Automation Engineer is $129,055, across 33 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$129,055
Average wage
$132,464
90th percentile
$165,000
Certified LCAs
33
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $88,000
- 25th
- $118,000
- Median
- $129,055
- Average
- $132,464
- 90th
- $165,000
- Highest
- $200,000
Based on 33 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Automation Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| IMPERATIVE EXECUTION INC. | 1 | $200,000 |
| Aviatrix Systems, Inc. | 1 | $192,941 |
| Automated Engineering Services, Inc. | 2 | $165,000 |
| Ondot Systems, Inc. | 1 | $146,000 |
| OpSec Online LLC | 1 | $144,040 |
| Moderna, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 |
| Intralinks, Inc. | 1 | $139,922 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | $135,000 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 2 | $134,586 |
| Automated Video Inspection Devices Corporation | 4 | $130,094 |
| PACIV-USA, LLC | 2 | $128,859 |
| DFS Corporate Services LLC | 2 | $122,877 |
| Discover Bank | 1 | $108,000 |
| Medical device manufacturer | 1 | $96,665 |
| Becton, Dickinson And Company | 4 | $92,832 |
Salaries by location
El Paso, TX · $96,665Portsmouth, NH · $130,094Oceanside, CA · $153,574San Francisco, CA · $163,613Riverwoods, IL · $118,000Santa Clara, CA · $169,470West Greenwich, RI · $128,859Stamford, CT · $200,000Cambridge, MA · $140,000Newark, DE · $108,000Waltham, MA · $139,922Bentonville, AR · $135,000Boston, MA · $116,480Pittsburgh, PA · $120,000Ogden, UT · $125,048