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Principal Engineer Software H-1B salaries

Employers filed 237 certified H-1B applications for Principal Engineer Software roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $188,651.

Median salary offered
$188,651
Middle half earn
$164,112 to $212,867
Top 10% earn over
$216,258
Certified filings
237

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.107$213,324$207,896 – $216,258
T-Mobile USA, Inc.61$178,231$171,392 – $188,651
DISH Network LLC11$139,443$132,766 – $152,069
Dish Wireless LLC7$161,990$156,998 – $164,112
Capri USA Group Inc.5$146,160$145,600 – $148,000
CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC4$175,000$168,750 – $180,000
F5, Inc.4$207,984$198,266 – $219,741
Verint Americas, Inc.3$140,275$126,711 – $140,275
ST Engineering iDirect, Inc.3$165,005$155,354 – $172,574
USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC3$149,947$149,832 – $149,947
ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC2$138,282$137,141 – $139,423
Hill-Rom Company, Inc.2$136,500$133,250 – $139,750
Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.2$125,000$125,000 – $125,000
Eli Lilly and Company2$132,825$132,825 – $132,825
BCS Automotive Interface Solutions US, LLC2$107,411$107,411 – $107,411
CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC ("CES")2$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
Microchip Technology Inc.2$94,453$93,246 – $95,660
embedUR systems, Inc.1$235,000$235,000 – $235,000
Empower Retirement, LLC1$196,814$196,814 – $196,814
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation1$142,061$142,061 – $142,061
Beachbody, LLC1$190,600$190,600 – $190,600
Carnival Corporation1$110,947$110,947 – $110,947
Cboe Global Markets Inc1$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC1$151,999$151,999 – $151,999
STE iDirect, Inc.1$167,439$167,439 – $167,439
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Paylocity Corporation1$176,270$176,270 – $176,270
Hyliion Inc.1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Stryker Corporation1$114,650$114,650 – $114,650
Welch Allyn, Inc.1$122,161$122,161 – $122,161
WM Logistics LLC1$141,315$141,315 – $141,315
ZF Active Safety US Inc.1$133,957$133,957 – $133,957

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Santa Clara, CA95$213,720$208,632 – $216,258
Bellevue, WA21$179,683$177,268 – $199,500
Bothell, WA13$187,537$182,433 – $189,888
Englewood, CO12$140,878$133,890 – $152,069
Farmington Hills, MI9$140,564$136,000 – $146,160
Overland Park, KS9$147,591$145,712 – $171,754
Atlanta, GA8$171,562$167,690 – $172,731
Frisco, TX7$172,501$170,696 – $187,558
Denver, CO4$164,112$161,101 – $164,112
Herndon, VA4$166,222$160,180 – $170,615
Houston, TX4$149,832$147,617 – $149,947
Plano, TX4$156,998$154,998 – $162,748
Ann Arbor, MI3$140,275$126,711 – $140,275
Richmond, VA3$170,000$167,500 – $175,000
San Jose, CA3$200,647$195,884 – $207,984
San Francisco, CA3$202,809$173,504 – $204,562
Austin, TX3$96,866$94,453 – $138,478
Raleigh, NC2$134,000$129,500 – $138,500
Cary, NC2$127,500$126,250 – $128,750
Seattle, WA2$211,123$200,184 – $222,062

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level II10$134,978
Level III30$169,176
Level IV85$170,000

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202319$152,479
202473$184,662
202595$196,814
202650$186,433