H-1B Principal Project Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Project Engineer is $142,000, across 31 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$142,000
Average wage
$139,852
90th percentile
$186,534
Certified LCAs
31
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $90,000
- 25th
- $108,426
- Median
- $142,000
- Average
- $139,852
- 90th
- $186,534
- Highest
- $218,400
Based on 31 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Project Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill Proprietary (USA), Inc. | 1 | $218,400 |
| Worley Group, Inc. | 3 | $186,534 |
| Thales Avionics, Inc. | 2 | $167,068 |
| Parsons Transportation Group Inc. | 4 | $167,000 |
| Thales Avionics, Inc (IFE) | 1 | $166,116 |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1 | $165,000 |
| Ace World Companies, Ltd. | 1 | $160,000 |
| Solar Landscape LLC | 2 | $142,000 |
| EVONIK CORPORATION | 2 | $133,975 |
| Covidien LP | 2 | $119,996 |
| HITACHI ENERGY USA INC. | 1 | $117,666 |
| Open Systems International, Inc. | 2 | $117,168 |
| Rockwell Collins Inc. | 1 | $107,515 |
| CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY INC | 2 | $103,200 |
| SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 5 | $90,000 |
Salaries by location
Houston, TX · $178,547Juno Beach, FL · $90,000Mays Landing, NJ · $103,200Richardson, TX · $150,730Theodore, AL · $133,975Irvine, CA · $176,639Medina, MN · $117,168Asbury Park, NJ · $142,000North Haven, CT · $119,996Oakland, CA · $173,796Jacksonville, FL · $90,000Monrovia, CA · $194,000Cedar Rapids, IA · $107,515Fort Worth, TX · $160,000Winston-Salem, NC · $172,540