Principal Software Development Engineer H-1B Salary

600 certified H-1B filings list the job title Principal Software Development Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $212,202; the middle half of filings fall between $186,314 and $247,065. The largest sponsor for this title is Amazon.com Services LLC (265 filings).

600
certified filings
$212,202
Median base salary
$186,314
25th pct
$247,065
75th pct
$260,000
90th pct
$168,508
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
$168,508$212,202 median$260,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026142$212,202
FY2025164$199,714
FY2024146$230,000
FY2023148$205,300

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Seattle, WA203$212,202
Bellevue, WA40$210,651
Sunnyvale, CA39$235,100
Santa Clara, CA27$264,514
San Jose, CA26$230,000
Pleasanton, CA18$201,600
Austin, TX15$155,709
San Francisco, CA13$190,811
East Palo Alto, CA9$264,514
Redmond, WA8$195,243
Bothell, WA7$247,100
Cambridge, MA6$184,900
San Diego, CA6$222,500
Frisco, TX5$151,600
Irvine, CA5$220,626
Lewisville, TX5$127,317
New York, NY5$194,576
Arlington, VA4$247,100
Las Vegas, NV4$247,100
Chicago, IL3$148,949

Principal Software Development Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Amazon.com Services LLC265$228,900
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.46$232,550
Workday, Inc.37$201,600
Zscaler, Inc.28$238,490
Amazon Web Services, Inc.24$237,550
Expedia, Inc.23$190,486
Fortinet, Inc.23$195,000
CarGurus, Inc.15$188,700
Autodesk, Inc.12$163,832
Zillow, Inc.12$215,679
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC9$210,000
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC9$127,317
CVS Pharmacy Inc.8$218,784
F5, Inc.8$220,702
Caremark LLC5$184,353
Infinera Corporation5$149,781
Magic Leap, Inc.4$251,166
Whole Foods Market Services, Inc.4$147,430
Xome Realty Services, LLC4$142,158
REVVITY SIGNALS SOFTWARE, INC.3$157,643
A9.com LLC2$284,900
Aetna Resources LLC2$171,896
Amazon Data Services, Inc2$268,550
Amgen Inc.2$198,014
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.2$267,550
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.2$139,532
Calsoft Labs Inc2$100,603
Clearwater Analytics, LLC2$216,579
DriveWealth Technologies, LLC2$246,000
Egencia LLC2$148,949
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.2$212,451
Fuelcomm Inc.2$268,660
IQVIA Inc.2$183,562
Mitchell International, Inc.2$131,592
OATH HOLDINGS, INC.2$194,576
ShipBob, Inc.2$251,504
Twitch Interactive, Inc.2$209,205
Amazon Advertising LLC1$214,300
Ascensus1$153,646
Consumerinfo.com, Inc.1$218,000
ECS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.1$134,971
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)1$151,320
GoTo Technologies USA, Inc.1$163,800
Highspot, Inc.1$195,000
iHerb, LLC1$199,895
LivePerson, Inc.1$196,769
LiveRamp, Inc.1$245,000
Logik.io Inc.1$200,000
Microsoft Corporation1$200,000
MicroVision, Inc.1$190,000

Related job titles

Software Development Engineer $150,000Principal Software Engineer $165,000Principal Engineer Software $180,197Software Principal Engineer $175,100Software Engineer Principal $162,988Engineer - Software Development $128,690Software Development Engineer II $165,240Software Development Engineer I $129,000Software Development Engineer III $198,880Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240

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