H-1B Principal Process Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Process Engineer is $135,000, across 77 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$135,000
Average wage
$138,407
90th percentile
$178,380
Certified LCAs
77
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $84,800
- 25th
- $118,000
- Median
- $135,000
- Average
- $138,407
- 90th
- $178,380
- Highest
- $225,000
Based on 77 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Process Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| GASTECH ENGINEERING, INC. | 2 | $197,864 |
| CB&I LLC | 3 | $184,771 |
| Worley Group, Inc. | 6 | $171,442 |
| TSMC Arizona Corporation | 3 | $146,788 |
| Bayer CropScience LP | 3 | $144,000 |
| Bayer U.S. LLC | 4 | $140,226 |
| ES Foundry Corp | 3 | $132,000 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 2 | $131,050 |
| Technip USA, Inc. | 4 | $126,000 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 4 | $123,614 |
| Glasgow Consulting Group LLC | 3 | $120,000 |
| FormFactor, Inc. | 3 | $110,700 |
| Enovix Corporation | 3 | $107,723 |
| EVONIK CORPORATION | 3 | $107,000 |
| GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings (US) LLC | 2 | $104,374 |
Salaries by location
Houston, TX · $170,552Phoenix, AZ · $138,986St. Louis, MO · $140,234Fremont, CA · $110,854Kansas City, MO · $144,000Narragansett, RI · $120,000Greenwood, SC · $132,000Richmond, VA · $104,374Livermore, CA · $104,850Theodore, AL · $120,433Sapulpa, OK · $197,864Atlanta, GA · $110,000Irvine, CA · $134,258Bothell, WA · $159,650Minneapolis, MN · $112,954