Principal Engineer Software H-1B Salary

310 certified H-1B filings list the job title Principal Engineer Software (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $180,197; the middle half of filings fall between $149,775 and $208,632. The largest sponsor for this title is Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (119 filings).

310
certified filings
$180,197
Median base salary
$149,775
25th pct
$208,632
75th pct
$216,258
90th pct
$130,601
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$130,601$180,197 median$216,258

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202670$182,283
FY2025103$200,276
FY202474$173,888
FY202363$154,879

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Santa Clara, CA66$211,882
Fremont, CA17$216,258
Bothell, WA16$184,426
Englewood, CO15$139,443
Bellevue, WA13$185,764
Novi, MI11$132,000
Overland Park, KS11$147,396
Farmington Hills, MI10$142,250
Atlanta, GA8$170,354
Frisco, TX7$180,000
Dublin, CA6$217,350
Plano, TX5$140,250
San Ramon, CA5$213,324
Sunnyvale, CA5$226,158
Austin, TX4$138,433
Herndon, VA4$156,572
Houston, TX4$149,832
Irvine, CA3$176,134
Maple Valley, WA3$177,268
Newark, CA3$205,550

Principal Engineer Software salary by employer

Top 45 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.119$211,637
T-Mobile USA, Inc.76$176,705
DISH Network LLC17$135,013
Dish Wireless LLC10$156,998
Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.9$132,116
CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC6$170,000
HARMAN CONNECTED SERVICES INC6$121,995
Capri USA Group Inc.5$146,160
Juniper Networks, Inc.5$226,158
F5, Inc.4$207,984
Microchip Technology Inc.4$95,734
ST Engineering iDirect, Inc.4$155,354
USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC3$149,947
Verint Americas, Inc.3$140,275
BCS Automotive Interface Solutions US, LLC2$107,411
CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC ("CES")2$150,000
Eli Lilly and Company2$132,825
Hill-Rom Company, Inc.2$136,500
Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.2$125,000
ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC2$138,282
ZF Active Safety US Inc.2$131,132
ZF Passive Safety Systems US, Inc.2$141,968
Axiado Corporation1$200,000
Beachbody, LLC1$190,600
CalAmp Wireless Networks Corporation1$147,410
Carnival Corporation1$110,947
Cboe Global Markets Inc1$250,000
CommScope Technologies LLC1$157,643
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION1$142,061
embedUR systems, Inc.1$235,000
EMPOWER RETIREMENT, LLC1$196,814
Genuine Parts Company1$140,000
Herman Becker Automotive Systems Inc.1$164,489
Hughes Network Systems LLC1$132,501
Hyliion Inc.1$160,000
MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC1$151,999
NVIDIA Corporation1$251,000
Paylocity Corporation1$176,270
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.1$136,144
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.1$160,000
STE iDirect, Inc.1$167,439
Stryker Corporation1$114,650
Welch Allyn, Inc.1$122,161
WM Corporate Services, Inc.1$134,992
WM Logistics LLC1$141,315

Related job titles

Principal Software Engineer $165,000Software Principal Engineer $175,100Software Engineer Principal $162,988Principal Software Engineer/Developer $132,080Principal Software Development Engineer $212,202Senior Principal Software Engineer $171,163Principal Software Engineer - IT $140,000Principal Engineer, Software Engineering $126,942Software Senior Principal Engineer $208,989Consulting/Principal Software Engineer $145,000

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer