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Principal Engineer · San Jose, CA

Principal Engineer in San Jose, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 83 certified H-1B applications for Principal Engineer roles in San Jose, CA between Apr 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $200,000, 18% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$200,000
Middle half earn
$180,648 to $220,800
Top 10% earn over
$239,678
Certified filings
83

Pay by employer
TSMC Technology, Inc.19$178,006−11%$152,744 – $178,392
Arm, Inc.7$204,901+2%$195,385 – $216,091
SambaNova Systems Inc.6$186,000−7%$182,220 – $196,750
Cisco Systems, Inc.5$220,800+10%$220,800 – $225,000
F5, Inc.4$217,043+9%$210,464 – $228,769
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.4$243,200+22%$236,298 – $267,794
MediaTek USA Inc.4$213,500+7%$210,000 – $220,250
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.3$190,859−5%$189,430 – $194,980
Nutanix, Inc.3$226,158+13%$224,679 – $245,336
Arrcus, Inc.3$220,500+10%$217,750 – $222,750
Micron Technology, Inc.3$214,982+7%$209,267 – $226,686
Calsoft Labs Inc2$144,000−28%$136,000 – $152,000
Eximietas Design LLC2$201,282+1%$193,877 – $208,686
SK hynix memory solutions America inc.2$195,292−2%$192,938 – $197,646
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.2$205,410+3%$195,036 – $215,784
Bloom Energy Corporation1$228,176+14%$228,176 – $228,176
Daniel L. Sun, Inc.1$240,000+20%$240,000 – $240,000
Aviva Links Inc.1$183,456−8%$183,456 – $183,456
Ahum, Inc.1$230,000+15%$230,000 – $230,000
Axiado Corporation1$226,200+13%$226,200 – $226,200
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation1$189,975−5%$189,975 – $189,975
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company1$198,403−1%$198,403 – $198,403
OKBL USA Technology Inc.1$345,000+73%$345,000 – $345,000
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.1$156,000−22%$156,000 – $156,000
MetricStream, Inc.1$115,665−42%$115,665 – $115,665
Qorvo US, INC.1$217,630+9%$217,630 – $217,630
Roku, Inc.1$450,000+125%$450,000 – $450,000
Stryker Corporation1$199,5910%$199,591 – $199,591
Zscaler, Inc.1$200,6350%$200,635 – $200,635

By experience level
Level II18$186,000$187,750
Level III24$186,472$226,130
Level IV29$216,091$264,520

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Jose, CA.

By year
20235$223,200
202416$214,589
202534$194,783
202628$199,551

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-12Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$341,578IV
2026-06-11Axiado Corporation$226,200III
2026-06-05Micron Technology, Inc.$238,389–
2026-06-03SambaNova Systems Inc.$200,000II
2026-06-03TSMC Technology, Inc.$175,510II
2026-05-28Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.$199,102IV
2026-05-22Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$243,200IV
2026-05-21MediaTek USA Inc.$217,000IV
2026-05-18TSMC Technology, Inc.$140,173–
2026-05-15Qorvo US, INC.$217,630IV
2026-05-08SambaNova Systems Inc.$187,000II
2026-05-06SambaNova Systems Inc.$181,293III
2026-05-05SambaNova Systems Inc.$185,000II
2026-04-24TSMC Technology, Inc.$158,621III
2026-04-23TSMC Technology, Inc.$178,651IV
2026-04-03Arrcus, Inc.$220,500II
2026-03-19Nutanix, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-03-17Arm, Inc.$185,869IV
2026-02-26Arm, Inc.$216,091IV
2026-02-23Cisco Systems, Inc.$225,000II
2026-02-11TSMC Technology, Inc.$154,398IV
2026-02-10SambaNova Systems Inc.$174,720II
2026-02-10Eximietas Design LLC$216,091IV
2026-01-26Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.$188,000IV
2026-01-24SambaNova Systems Inc.$200,000II

The 25 most recent of 83. Every filing is on the San Jose, CA and Principal Engineer pages.

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