H-1B Principal Engineer Ii Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Engineer Ii is $151,549, across 97 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$151,549
Average wage
$152,097
90th percentile
$175,772
Certified LCAs
97
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $97,198
- 25th
- $132,704
- Median
- $151,549
- Average
- $152,097
- 90th
- $175,772
- Highest
- $277,134
Based on 97 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
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Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Engineer Ii
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudera, Inc. | 2 | $270,567 |
| MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES | 1 | $237,400 |
| Toyota Motor North America, Inc. | 1 | $175,531 |
| CommVault Systems,Inc. | 13 | $175,000 |
| Institute of Gas Technology | 1 | $160,000 |
| Charter Communications Inc. | 65 | $148,699 |
| Hughes Network Systems LLC | 1 | $145,000 |
| Alcon Research, LLC | 6 | $140,067 |
| MetricStream, Inc. | 2 | $137,526 |
| AmZetta Technologies LLC | 2 | $131,378 |
| Spire Engineering Services, LLC | 1 | $127,000 |
| Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. | 1 | $125,000 |
| Atlanta Trading & Engineering Consulting, LLC | 1 | $99,840 |
Salaries by location
Greenwood Village, CO · $152,069Englewood, CO · $139,984San Jose, CA · $170,000Lake Forest, CA · $144,934Santa Clara, CA · $182,500Tinton Falls, NJ · $149,450Austin, TX · $163,488Maryland Heights, MO · $126,423Norcross, GA · $131,378Charlotte, NC · $155,688Ashburn, VA · $186,000Philadelphia, PA · $99,840Houston, TX · $127,000Columbus, OH · $125,000Germantown, MD · $145,000