H-1B Principal Software Engineer - It Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Software Engineer - It is $130,241, across 366 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$130,241
Average wage
$130,824
90th percentile
$150,059
Certified LCAs
366
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $75,546
- 25th
- $120,000
- Median
- $130,241
- Average
- $130,824
- 90th
- $150,059
- Highest
- $201,000
Based on 366 certified base wages, annualized.
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66FY20
74FY21
64FY22
51FY23
51FY24
49FY25
11FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Software Engineer - It
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Dell Marketing L.P. | 9 | $145,000 |
| DELL USA L.P. | 279 | $131,937 |
| RSA Security LLC | 4 | $130,816 |
| EMC CORPORATION | 43 | $124,399 |
| Dell USA LP | 17 | $120,000 |
| DELL MARKETING LP | 1 | $120,000 |
| SecureWorks, Inc. | 7 | $113,300 |
| Principal Software Engineer - IT | 1 | $109,947 |
| TAG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES | 1 | $96,866 |
| KASTECH SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $90,000 |
| Wissen IT INC | 1 | $85,488 |
| Eterno Tech Inc | 1 | $78,915 |
| INFODAT INTERNATIONAL INC | 1 | $75,546 |
Salaries by location
Round Rock, TX · $129,894Hopkinton, MA · $119,158Austin, TX · $127,819Atlanta, GA · $113,102Charlotte, NC · $130,312Cary,, NC · $124,167Richardson, TX · $143,925Mechanicsburg, PA · $164,689Bedford, MA · $125,000Pflugerville, TX · $112,950Mckinney, TX · $154,570Celina, TX · $145,600Cedar Park, TX · $124,000Houston, TX · $82,773Westborough, MA · $124,514