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Principal Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 900 certified H-1B applications for Principal Engineer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $170,000.

Median salary offered
$170,000
Middle half earn
$148,216 to $205,700
Top 10% earn over
$234,156
Certified filings
900

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Arm, Inc.52$161,179$154,565 – $182,515
TSMC Technology, Inc.28$161,179$151,185 – $178,006
Autodesk, Inc.25$172,744$163,600 – $187,574
Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc.23$181,900$166,400 – $210,000
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.17$212,867$201,323 – $215,113
Atlassian US, Inc.17$232,900$200,000 – $250,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company16$143,790$130,030 – $156,915
CommVault Systems,Inc.16$153,550$131,999 – $197,275
SambaNova Systems Inc.16$195,728$181,120 – $201,323
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)16$186,342$179,872 – $194,173
Nagarro, Inc15$113,901$105,227 – $123,656
MediaTek USA Inc.13$189,000$165,000 – $217,000
Intel Corporation13$212,451$196,747 – $232,898
U.S. Bank National Association13$149,781$149,781 – $151,288
Comerica Management Company12$152,000$146,000 – $163,125
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.10$176,540$171,250 – $186,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.9$220,800$220,800 – $225,000
F5, Inc.9$213,586$198,407 – $250,000
Target Enterprise, Inc.9$163,000$144,400 – $196,000
Eli Lilly and Company8$136,292$133,079 – $139,322
Quanta Technology LLC8$141,280$133,992 – $144,603
Upscale AI, Inc7$220,000$220,000 – $220,000
Tenstorrent USA Inc.7$216,091$200,314 – $235,866
Macy's Systems & Technology, Inc.6$224,700$222,100 – $234,575
Majesco6$140,830$140,103 – $148,472
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.6$152,200$150,400 – $165,550
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC6$157,710$143,690 – $164,125
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.6$148,600$145,525 – $158,350
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.5$243,200$215,592 – $243,200
Valtech Solutions, LLC5$180,000$173,220 – $183,790
Ascendion, Inc. (Formerly known as Collabera, Inc.)5$157,000$155,000 – $157,000
Edwards Lifesciences LLC5$136,490$120,494 – $151,549
DNV Energy Insights USA, Inc.5$116,750$104,437 – $155,982
Micron Technology, Inc.5$210,000$203,552 – $214,982
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.5$155,688$151,819 – $155,688
Seagate US LLC4$168,553$160,722 – $185,448
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC4$125,164$119,204 – $131,123
NYSE Market (DE), Inc.4$180,000$180,000 – $180,000
DISH Network LLC4$153,784$143,988 – $156,764
Auradine, Inc.4$210,000$210,000 – $210,000
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC4$149,000$144,570 – $152,282
Nordstrom, Inc.4$260,706$240,727 – $288,643
Darius Labs, Inc4$185,000$185,000 – $185,000
Niagara Bottling, LLC3$150,000$150,000 – $154,825
Calsoft Labs Inc3$128,000$112,000 – $144,000
Cerebras Systems Inc.3$215,600$210,300 – $240,300
Nutanix, Inc.3$226,158$224,679 – $245,336
Roblox Corporation3$320,430$309,215 – $320,430
Amadeus North America, Inc.3$156,556$155,386 – $168,278
Karen Clark & Company3$110,000$110,000 – $120,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
San Jose, CA83$200,000$180,648 – $220,800
Austin, TX59$155,709$154,565 – $164,764
Santa Clara, CA53$216,091$210,000 – $229,590
San Francisco, CA36$187,574$178,404 – $214,634
Plano, TX25$180,349$167,101 – $188,478
New York, NY19$170,000$137,943 – $202,094
San Diego, CA17$176,134$160,000 – $187,000
Seattle, WA17$212,202$188,894 – $245,000
Pleasanton, CA16$201,925$179,175 – $213,600
Palo Alto, CA16$215,764$200,876 – $250,000
Irving, TX14$149,781$149,781 – $174,250
Atlanta, GA14$149,800$149,575 – $152,200
Sunnyvale, CA13$215,600$201,053 – $230,000
Boston, MA12$145,654$128,242 – $177,058
Mountain View, CA11$234,062$192,631 – $271,500
Irvine, CA11$151,549$126,114 – $163,506
Minneapolis, MN11$147,700$144,600 – $163,000
Tinton Falls, NJ11$147,500$131,998 – $214,600
Frisco, TX9$162,500$149,781 – $165,000
Juno Beach, FL9$163,000$150,750 – $169,125

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I9$131,040
Level II110$141,902
Level III169$156,556
Level IV544$179,150

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202355$165,669
2024272$163,800
2025361$173,220
2026212$174,485