Principal Design Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 48 certified H-1B applications for Principal Design Engineer roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $156,853.

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Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	26	$155,033	$144,401 – $172,860
Arm, Inc.	3	$205,700	$180,132 – $205,700
Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc.	3	$137,500	$133,750 – $145,700
Fluor Enterprises, Inc.	2	$205,352	$201,001 – $209,703
National Instruments Corporation	2	$150,907	$150,907 – $150,907
Micron Technology, Inc.	2	$191,374	$181,102 – $201,647
Black Sesame Technologies Inc	1	$297,744	$297,744 – $297,744
Amber Semiconductor, Inc.	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Leadsoc Technologies USA LLC	1	$110,000	$110,000 – $110,000
Credo Semiconductor, Inc.	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
NEXT Semiconductor Technologies, Inc.	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
NXP USA, Inc.	1	$175,095	$175,095 – $175,095
SharkNinja Operating LLC	1	$140,400	$140,400 – $140,400
Sprinklr Inc.	1	$137,259	$137,259 – $137,259
TidalWave Tech Inc.	1	$180,000	$180,000 – $180,000
XConn Technologies Holdings, Inc.	1	$200,000	$200,000 – $200,000

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
San Jose, CA	17	$180,003	$167,700 – $190,000
Austin, TX	11	$154,565	$132,282 – $168,137
Cary, NC	4	$134,940	$124,082 – $143,213
Louisville, KY	3	$137,500	$133,750 – $145,700
Novi, MI	2	$150,907	$150,907 – $150,907
Dublin, CA	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Boise, ID	1	$170,830	$170,830 – $170,830
Bothell, WA	1	$137,259	$137,259 – $137,259
Hillsboro, OR	1	$144,022	$144,022 – $144,022
Greenville, SC	1	$196,650	$196,650 – $196,650
Gaithersburg, MD	1	$145,538	$145,538 – $145,538
Houston, TX	1	$214,054	$214,054 – $214,054
New York, NY	1	$180,000	$180,000 – $180,000
Needham, MA	1	$140,400	$140,400 – $140,400
San Diego, CA	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Timnath, CO	1	$155,501	$155,501 – $155,501

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).