H-1B Principal Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Software Engineer is $157,643, across 5,579 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$157,643
Average wage
$167,310
90th percentile
$225,000
Certified LCAs
5,579
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $62,300
- 25th
- $137,259
- Median
- $157,643
- Average
- $167,310
- 90th
- $225,000
- Highest
- $1,992,000
Based on 5,571 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
704FY20
762FY21
1,017FY22
856FY23
866FY24
935FY25
439FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Roblox Corporation | 56 | $322,170 |
| Splunk, Inc. | 77 | $226,499 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 89 | $211,800 |
| Intuit Inc. | 80 | $206,534 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 138 | $205,906 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 360 | $175,000 |
| Informatica LLC | 63 | $165,870 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 56 | $163,600 |
| Mastercard International Incorporated | 48 | $162,000 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | 63 | $160,000 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 128 | $149,222 |
| CBRE, INC. | 84 | $140,000 |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 98 | $139,464 |
| REI Systems Inc. | 61 | $137,880 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 67 | $135,200 |
Salaries by location
Santa Clara, CA · $200,000San Jose, CA · $185,000Sunnyvale, CA · $168,000San Francisco, CA · $195,500Austin, TX · $147,870Mountain View, CA · $197,987Bentonville, AR · $165,076New York, NY · $160,900Charlotte, NC · $149,469San Mateo, CA · $308,910Seattle, WA · $200,000Richardson, TX · $145,000Redwood City, CA · $169,562Atlanta, GA · $127,379Redmond, WA · $200,000