Principal Engineer H-1B Salary

1,243 certified H-1B filings list the job title Principal Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $165,000; the middle half of filings fall between $144,400 and $201,210. The largest sponsor for this title is WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (64 filings).

1,243
certified filings
$165,000
Median base salary
$144,400
25th pct
$201,210
75th pct
$229,920
90th pct
$120,000
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
$120,000$165,000 median$229,920

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026292$174,860
FY2025395$167,101
FY2024264$165,000
FY2023292$155,532

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
San Jose, CA92$200,000
Santa Clara, CA62$212,497
Austin, TX57$154,565
San Francisco, CA52$185,422
Plano, TX28$179,396
New York, NY24$153,750
Charlotte, NC22$155,688
Pleasanton, CA19$181,900
Fremont, CA17$202,809
Sunnyvale, CA17$200,635
Boston, MA16$149,022
Irving, TX16$151,510
Mountain View, CA15$234,062
Palo Alto, CA15$201,323
San Diego, CA15$176,134
Seattle, WA15$212,202
Irvine, CA12$155,494
Atlanta, GA11$149,800
Johns Creek, GA11$216,600
Mckinney, TX11$117,000

Principal Engineer salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.64$159,000
Arm, Inc.62$161,179
TSMC Technology, Inc.41$154,565
Autodesk, Inc.40$166,400
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.27$202,809
ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.23$181,900
Atlassian US, Inc.22$221,591
SambaNova Systems Inc.22$199,767
Cisco Systems, Inc.17$211,600
Comerica Management Company17$152,000
NAGARRO, INC17$113,901
CommVault Systems,Inc.16$153,550
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company16$143,790
Intel Corporation16$205,004
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)16$186,342
MediaTek USA Inc.15$210,000
U.S. Bank National Association13$149,781
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.10$176,540
F5, Inc.9$213,586
Target Enterprise, Inc.9$144,955
Commvault Systems, Inc.8$125,806
Eli Lilly and Company8$136,292
Quanta Technology LLC8$137,020
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.8$246,428
MACY'S SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY, INC.7$223,900
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC7$152,421
Tenstorrent USA Inc.7$216,091
Upscale AI, Inc7$220,000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.6$148,600
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.6$152,200
Majesco6$140,830
Seagate US LLC6$178,979
Ascendion, Inc. (Formerly known as Collabera, Inc.)5$157,000
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC5$146,078
DNV Energy Insights USA, Inc.5$116,750
Edwards Lifesciences LLC5$136,490
Micron Technology, Inc.5$210,000
Valtech Solutions, LLC5$180,000
Arista Networks, Inc.4$154,168
Arrcus, Inc.4$217,750
Auradine, Inc.4$210,000
CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC.4$222,600
CX DATA LABS LLC4$101,192
DISH Network LLC4$153,784
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC4$125,164
HealthEdge Software, Inc.4$171,300
Institute of Gas Technology4$105,808
Mayo Clinic4$137,405
Motional AD Inc.4$258,762
Nordstrom, Inc.4$240,042

Related job titles

Principal Software Engineer $165,000Principal Data Engineer $142,210Principal Application Engineer $148,949Principal Engineer Software $180,197Software Principal Engineer $175,100Principal Systems Engineer $135,686Principal Cloud Engineer $141,170Software Engineer Principal $162,988Principal Engineer I $139,984Senior Principal Engineer $181,317

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