Senior Principal Software Engineer H-1B Salary

349 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Principal Software Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $171,163; the middle half of filings fall between $139,464 and $207,555. The largest sponsor for this title is MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. (46 filings).

349
certified filings
$171,163
Median base salary
$139,464
25th pct
$207,555
75th pct
$245,200
90th pct
$124,960
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
$124,960$171,163 median$245,200

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202690$178,066
FY202598$172,555
FY202469$169,229
FY202392$167,890

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
San Jose, CA33$187,741
Santa Clara, CA28$226,158
Atlanta, GA24$132,804
Marietta, GA13$135,045
Dublin, CA10$160,168
Austin, TX9$118,165
Fremont, CA9$234,447
Richardson, TX9$155,664
Burlington, MA8$165,194
Clark, NJ8$160,000
Mountain View, CA8$213,780
San Francisco, CA7$213,512
Alpharetta, GA4$135,934
Boston, MA4$211,468
Cumming, GA4$129,199
New York, NY4$170,878
San Ramon, CA4$228,356
Sandy Springs, GA4$171,650
Seattle, WA4$277,300
Shoreview, MN4$138,549

Senior Principal Software Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.46$135,045
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.43$172,093
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.25$237,748
CBRE, INC.17$158,556
Gen Digital Inc.17$208,190
NB Ventures, Inc.16$166,180
Veritas Technologies LLC11$184,662
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.9$157,930
Medtronic, Inc.9$145,018
Saama Technologies, LLC9$120,000
INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.8$119,246
OT Technology, Inc.7$175,000
F5, Inc.5$249,178
Zscaler, Inc.5$237,630
Asurion, LLC4$212,400
Autodesk, Inc.4$213,512
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.4$192,941
Red Hat, Inc.4$264,638
Ascii Group, LLC3$161,637
Atlassian US, Inc.3$270,000
Intelsat US LLC3$153,000
Mindbody Inc.3$295,400
O’Reilly Technology Services, Inc.3$195,000
VSION TECHNOLOGIES INC3$112,362
Baffle, Inc.2$165,779
DocuSign Inc.2$258,600
Dow Jones and Company2$172,430
HERE North America, LLC2$163,030
INCONTACT, INC2$155,000
Mastercard Technologies, LLC2$188,500
NuVizz Consultancy Services, Inc.2$125,252
Quicken, Inc.2$213,512
Red Hat, LLC2$229,959
Rockwell Collins Inc.2$164,425
Saviynt, Inc.2$206,856
Siemens Corporation2$296,000
Stryker Corporation2$156,904
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP2$205,178
Twilio, Inc.2$318,522
Accion Labs1$120,000
Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO)1$163,363
Ampere Computing LLC1$193,025
Bayer HealthCare LLC1$161,826
BERKSHIRE GREY INC.1$200,000
Blue Yonder, Inc.1$169,229
BLUESHIFT LABS, INC.1$200,304
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION1$168,417
Brinqa, Inc.1$118,165
CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC ("CES")1$160,000
CBS Interactive, Inc.1$210,000

Related job titles

Software Senior Principal Engineer $208,989Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT $162,919Senior Software Engineer $141,969Principal Software Engineer $165,000Software Engineer Senior $135,000Senior Engineer, Software $145,000Principal Engineer Software $180,197Software Senior Engineer $150,520Software Principal Engineer $175,100Software Engineer Principal $162,988

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