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Senior Principal Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 93 certified H-1B applications for Senior Principal Engineer roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $175,000.

Median salary offered
$175,000
Middle half earn
$140,000 to $224,682
Top 10% earn over
$245,740
Certified filings
93

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Autodesk, Inc.8$202,848$197,983 – $213,933
SambaNova Systems Inc.6$219,841$204,744 – $224,682
United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC4$140,000$140,000 – $142,500
Hughes Systique Private Limited3$140,000$125,000 – $148,000
F5, Inc.3$265,148$255,324 – $270,074
Arm, Inc.3$161,179$161,179 – $183,040
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.3$226,158$223,304 – $233,216
Astera Labs INC2$250,000$245,000 – $255,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company2$157,333$157,000 – $157,666
Experian Information Solutions Inc.2$245,800$245,800 – $245,800
Mobileum, Inc.2$107,984$98,629 – $117,338
NXP USA, Inc.2$204,402$203,691 – $205,114
SysCloud, Inc.2$122,266$121,633 – $122,898
Revenue Solutions Inc.2$156,567$156,567 – $156,567
DocuSign Inc.2$271,900$271,900 – $271,900
Hazen and Sawyer, D.P.C.2$127,702$121,945 – $133,458
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)2$231,276$231,276 – $231,276
Upscale AI, Inc2$220,000$220,000 – $220,000
Edwards Lifesciences LLC2$136,105$128,383 – $143,827
AspenTech Corporation1$139,050$139,050 – $139,050
Atlassian US, Inc.1$290,000$290,000 – $290,000
Archer Technologies LLC1$122,944$122,944 – $122,944
Alphacore, Inc.1$170,000$170,000 – $170,000
Alcon Research, LLC1$135,762$135,762 – $135,762
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.1$135,800$135,800 – $135,800
AES US Services, LLC1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Genesis Molecular AI, Inc.1$213,512$213,512 – $213,512
Enovix Corporation1$137,301$137,301 – $137,301
Emerson Electric Co.1$138,000$138,000 – $138,000
Coherent Corp.1$138,715$138,715 – $138,715
Celero Communications, Inc.1$245,000$245,000 – $245,000
CommVault Systems,Inc.1$210,000$210,000 – $210,000
Electric Power Engineers, LLC1$180,000$180,000 – $180,000
Bolster, Inc.1$226,138$226,138 – $226,138
Baxalta US Inc.1$163,582$163,582 – $163,582
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.1$232,000$232,000 – $232,000
Magna Electronics, Inc.1$153,573$153,573 – $153,573
Jabil Inc.1$217,630$217,630 – $217,630
Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc.1$206,400$206,400 – $206,400
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.1$152,200$152,200 – $152,200
Invesco Group Services, Inc.1$175,000$175,000 – $175,000
Parker Hannifin Corporation1$119,829$119,829 – $119,829
Optum Services, Inc.1$144,518$144,518 – $144,518
Opes Solutions LLC1$116,771$116,771 – $116,771
McStarlite Co.1$165,000$165,000 – $165,000
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc.1$140,850$140,850 – $140,850
Johnson Electric North America, Inc.1$70,158$70,158 – $70,158
Sage Software Inc.1$206,500$206,500 – $206,500
Radiant Logic, Inc.1$169,528$169,528 – $169,528

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Santa Clara, CA8$226,148$220,338 – $234,000
San Francisco, CA7$206,315$199,192 – $214,354
San Jose, CA7$217,630$207,450 – $238,280
Austin, TX5$175,000$161,179 – $215,000
Atlanta, GA5$152,200$123,531 – $175,000
Palo Alto, CA4$224,682$218,843 – $225,051
Irvine, CA4$178,687$143,827 – $215,619
Pontiac, MI4$140,000$140,000 – $142,500
Plano, TX3$231,276$185,638 – $231,276
Manteca, CA2$107,984$98,629 – $117,338
Seattle, WA2$260,370$254,604 – $266,135
Cary, NC2$156,567$156,567 – $156,567
Bothell, WA2$205,950$172,975 – $238,925
Houston, TX2$160,842$149,946 – $171,738
Costa Mesa, CA2$245,800$245,800 – $245,800
Dallas, TX1$116,189$116,189 – $116,189
Dayton, OH1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Johns Creek, GA1$135,762$135,762 – $135,762
Harbor City, CA1$165,000$165,000 – $165,000
Fremont, CA1$137,301$137,301 – $137,301

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I2$104,604
Level II8$170,000
Level III24$145,774
Level IV54$206,358

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20238$139,000
202429$180,000
202539$199,381
202617$170,000