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Principal Systems/Software Engineer H-1B salaries
Employers filed 44 certified H-1B applications for Principal Systems/Software Engineer roles between May 2024 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $201,053.
Median salary offered $201,053
Middle half earn $163,098 to $223,142
Top 10% earn over $223,142
Certified filings 44
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Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
Sunnyvale, CA 15 $223,142 $212,098 – $223,142 San Jose, CA 15 $201,323 $197,080 – $223,260 Bloomington, MN 3 $148,000 $148,000 – $148,000 Durham, NC 2 $154,870 $151,435 – $158,306 Spring, TX 2 $152,000 $152,000 – $152,000 Austin, TX 1 $163,550 $163,550 – $163,550 Eden Prairie, MN 1 $145,018 $145,018 – $145,018 Hawthorn Woods, IL 1 $148,949 $148,949 – $148,949 Poughkeepsie, NY 1 $168,459 $168,459 – $168,459 New Hill, NC 1 $157,248 $157,248 – $157,248 Seattle, WA 1 $190,486 $190,486 – $190,486 Tracy, CA 1 $112,050 $112,050 – $112,050
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Level III 3 $181,293 Level IV 36 $201,188
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 2024 8 $200,304 2025 12 $177,018 2026 24 $223,142