H-1B Sr. Principal Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer is $172,093, across 183 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$172,093
Average wage
$171,438
90th percentile
$218,122
Certified LCAs
183
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $92,040
- 25th
- $142,130
- Median
- $172,093
- Average
- $171,438
- 90th
- $218,122
- Highest
- $307,216
Based on 183 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Splunk, Inc. | 4 | $278,310 |
| Asurion, LLC | 3 | $207,555 |
| F5, Inc. | 6 | $205,652 |
| SVB FINANCIAL GROUP | 3 | $205,178 |
| Gen Digital Inc. | 11 | $203,232 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | 4 | $192,941 |
| Veritas Technologies LLC | 19 | $184,080 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 4 | $177,655 |
| Dow Jones and Company, Inc. | 4 | $169,610 |
| NortonLifeLock Inc. | 3 | $168,630 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 71 | $155,709 |
| CBRE, INC. | 7 | $155,664 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 5 | $147,410 |
| NuVizz Consultancy Services, Inc. | 4 | $119,000 |
| VSION TECHNOLOGIES INC | 4 | $112,362 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $172,640Santa Clara, CA · $192,941Burlington, MA · $150,197Austin, TX · $115,264Mountain View, CA · $203,232Roseville, MN · $125,798Seattle, WA · $194,132Richardson, TX · $155,664San Francisco, CA · $213,512Northridge, CA · $176,134Culver City, CA · $160,965Monmouth Junction, NJ · $168,038Marietta, GA · $114,000Aurora, CO · $133,244Cumming, GA · $121,252