H-1B Principal Engineer I Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Engineer I is $132,704, across 240 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$132,704
Average wage
$136,461
90th percentile
$161,886
Certified LCAs
240
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $89,586
- 25th
- $122,595
- Median
- $132,704
- Average
- $136,461
- 90th
- $161,886
- Highest
- $280,000
Based on 240 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
26FY20
24FY21
44FY22
41FY23
27FY24
53FY25
25FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Engineer I
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Confluent, Inc. | 2 | $275,000 |
| Cloudera, Inc. | 2 | $257,294 |
| MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES | 1 | $214,400 |
| CVS Pharmacy Inc. | 4 | $189,000 |
| Toyota Motor North America, Inc. | 1 | $178,643 |
| Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) | 2 | $161,117 |
| Western Alliance Bank | 6 | $150,302 |
| Institute of Gas Technology | 1 | $140,000 |
| Hughes Network Systems LLC | 8 | $134,699 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 200 | $131,685 |
| HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA, LLC | 3 | $124,702 |
| EchoStar Operating, LLC | 1 | $123,966 |
| Mobiquity, Inc. | 6 | $119,342 |
| AB TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2 | $114,000 |
| Oak Technologies Inc. | 1 | $114,000 |
Salaries by location
Greenwood Village, CO · $132,704Englewood, CO · $130,520Maryland Heights, MO · $114,000Charlotte, NC · $128,461Germantown, MD · $134,397Raymond, OH · $124,702Irving, TX · $142,604Wayne, PA · $117,013Centennial, CO · $144,175Mountain View, CA · $275,000St. Louis, MO · $145,023Phoenix, AZ · $147,958Atlanta, GA · $148,000Southfield, MI · $109,877New York, NY · $214,400