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Principal Engineer, Software Engineering H-1B salaries
Employers filed 117 certified H-1B applications for Principal Engineer, Software Engineering roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $131,602.
Median salary offered $131,602
Middle half earn $126,090 to $133,494
Top 10% earn over $146,249
Certified filings 117
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Pay by employer
Employer Filings Median Middle half
Rockwell Collins Inc. 96 $126,672 $126,090 – $133,494 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 12 $133,141 $128,393 – $133,141 ARINC Incorporated 7 $130,707 $124,821 – $140,660 Prog Leasing, LLC 1 $214,000 $214,000 – $214,000 Saviynt, Inc. 1 $226,138 $226,138 – $226,138
Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
Cedar Rapids, IA 62 $126,090 $126,090 – $133,494 Melbourne, FL 22 $126,672 $126,006 – $145,766 Rockford, IL 11 $133,141 $130,042 – $133,141 Wilsonville, OR 3 $135,200 $129,438 – $144,040 Oviedo, FL 2 $140,452 $139,147 – $141,757 Annapolis, MD 2 $136,552 $129,282 – $143,822 Morrisville, NC 2 $118,446 $113,854 – $123,037 Salt Lake City, UT 2 $111,249 $111,171 – $111,327 Draper, UT 2 $131,748 $121,420 – $142,075 Ambler, PA 1 $131,602 $131,602 – $131,602 Frisco, TX 1 $156,998 $156,998 – $156,998 Houston, TX 1 $149,718 $149,718 – $149,718 Cumming, GA 1 $130,707 $130,707 – $130,707 Dublin, CA 1 $214,000 $214,000 – $214,000 Phoenix, AZ 1 $128,877 $128,877 – $128,877 San Jose, CA 1 $226,138 $226,138 – $226,138 San Ramon, CA 1 $121,701 $121,701 – $121,701 South Plainfield, NJ 1 $151,819 $151,819 – $151,819
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Level II 3 $121,701 Level III 27 $126,672 Level IV 87 $133,494
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).
By year
Year filed Filings Median 2023 6 $119,454 2024 35 $126,006 2025 53 $133,141 2026 23 $133,494