Principal Engineer I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 99 certified H-1B applications for Principal Engineer I roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $140,046.

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Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Charter Communications, Inc.	80	$137,617	$126,273 – $152,069
Western Alliance Bank	6	$158,000	$146,453 – $160,976
Hughes Network Systems LLC	5	$154,024	$127,910 – $154,024
Cloudera, Inc.	2	$257,294	$245,940 – $268,647
Confluent, Inc.	1	$280,000	$280,000 – $280,000
CVS Pharmacy Inc.	1	$188,000	$188,000 – $188,000
Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)	1	$165,173	$165,173 – $165,173
Electric Power Engineers, LLC	1	$167,500	$167,500 – $167,500
Institute of Gas Technology	1	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.	1	$178,643	$178,643 – $178,643

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Greenwood Village, CO	53	$139,443	$126,506 – $159,598
Englewood, CO	18	$133,998	$128,928 – $148,595
Germantown, MD	5	$154,024	$127,910 – $154,024
Charlotte, NC	4	$127,462	$125,970 – $133,474
Irving, TX	3	$158,000	$150,302 – $162,473
Maryland Heights, MO	3	$133,973	$117,286 – $137,010
Phoenix, AZ	2	$147,958	$142,938 – $152,979
Bayonne, NJ	1	$280,000	$280,000 – $280,000
Buffalo Grove, IL	1	$188,000	$188,000 – $188,000
Des Plaines, IL	1	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Frederick, MD	1	$165,173	$165,173 – $165,173
Engelwood, CO	1	$107,500	$107,500 – $107,500
Joshua, TX	1	$167,500	$167,500 – $167,500
Mountain View, CA	1	$280,000	$280,000 – $280,000
Plano, TX	1	$178,643	$178,643 – $178,643
San Jose, CA	1	$161,968	$161,968 – $161,968
Santa Clara, CA	1	$234,587	$234,587 – $234,587
St. Louis, MO	1	$140,046	$140,046 – $140,046

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