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Sr. Principal Software Engineer at Cadence Design Systems, Inc.: H-1B salaries

45 labor condition applications for the job title Sr. Principal Software Engineer at Cadence Design Systems, Inc.. Median offered base salary $167,978; middle half $153,397–$183,102.

Applications (LCAs)45
Median offered salary$167,978
Middle half of salaries$153,397–$183,102
10th–90th percentile$147,300–$191,381

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202312$151,050
FY20248$160,752
FY202512$175,438
FY202612$183,585

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$221,443–$286,000San Jose, CAJun 23, 2026Jul 6, 2026Certified
$258,653–$286,000San Jose, CAJun 22, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$187,069–$286,000San Jose, CAJun 16, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$163,550–$254,800
Level IV		Austin, TXMay 4, 2026May 18, 2026Certified
$177,681–$279,500San Jose, CAApr 24, 2026Aug 28, 2026Certified
$114,754–$247,000
Level II		Austin, TXApr 17, 2026Aug 20, 2026Certified
$180,710–$260,000
Level III		Seattle, WAApr 3, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
—San Jose, CAMar 30, 2026Aug 20, 2026Certified
$153,493–$286,000San Jose, CAMar 26, 2026Aug 20, 2026Certified
$187,741–$286,000
Level II		San Jose, CAMar 4, 2026Aug 21, 2026Certified
$187,741–$286,000
Level II		San Jose, CAJan 30, 2026Aug 1, 2026Certified
$153,110–$279,500San Jose, CAJan 12, 2026Jun 12, 2026Certified
$186,460–$279,500San Jose, CANov 13, 2025Nov 24, 2025Certified
$184,242–$279,500San Jose, CASep 5, 2025Feb 20, 2026Certified
$178,131–$252,200
Level IV		Burlington, MAAug 19, 2025Jan 23, 2026Certified
$163,550–$247,000
Level IV		Austin, TXJul 11, 2025Nov 18, 2025Certified
$172,744–$252,200
Level IV		Burlington, MAJun 30, 2025Jul 14, 2025Certified
$180,960–$244,400San Jose, CAJun 30, 2025Nov 30, 2025Certified
$182,722–$279,500San Jose, CAApr 8, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
$155,709–$247,000
Level IV		Austin, TXMar 12, 2025Mar 24, 2025Certified
$182,722–$279,500San Jose, CAFeb 28, 2025Aug 22, 2025Certified
$155,709–$247,000
Level IV		Austin, TXFeb 24, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
$181,634–$279,500San Jose, CADec 11, 2024May 15, 2025Certified
$154,565–$247,000
Level IV		McKinney, TXNov 14, 2024May 9, 2025Certified
$154,321–$227,500Burlington, MAOct 8, 2024Feb 21, 2025Certified
$199,534–$279,500
Level III		San Jose, CAAug 12, 2024Feb 1, 2025Certified
$163,862–$252,200
Level III		Lynnwood, WAAug 12, 2024Sep 16, 2024Certified
$175,391–$252,200Burlington, MAJun 3, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$184,662–$279,500
Level II		San Jose, CAMar 28, 2024Apr 29, 2024Certified
$147,703–$260,000San Jose, CAMar 5, 2024Aug 7, 2024Certified
$153,504–$260,000
Level III		San Jose, CAFeb 1, 2024Jun 2, 2024Certified
$157,643–$234,000
Level IV		Burlington, MAJan 5, 2024May 4, 2024Certified
$145,662–$234,000
Level IV		Camas, WADec 7, 2023Jun 1, 2024Certified
$172,093–$260,000San Jose, CAAug 11, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$151,902–$260,000
Level III		San Jose, CAMay 9, 2023Aug 28, 2023Certified
$150,197–$234,000
Level IV		Burlington, MAApr 21, 2023Sep 7, 2023Certified
$141,378–$260,000
Level II		San Jose, CAMar 20, 2023Aug 1, 2023Certified
$92,040–$227,500
Level II		Austin, TXMar 16, 2023Apr 17, 2023Certified
$155,764–$260,000San Jose, CAMar 13, 2023Aug 28, 2023Certified
$181,850–$260,000San Jose, CAFeb 28, 2023Aug 18, 2023Certified
$192,941–$260,000
Level IV		San Jose, CAFeb 21, 2023Aug 18, 2023Certified
$192,941–$260,000
Level IV		San Jose, CAFeb 6, 2023Feb 20, 2023Certified
$150,197–$234,000
Level IV		Burlington, MAJan 13, 2023Jan 23, 2023Certified
$150,197–$234,000
Level IV		Austin, TXNov 21, 2022Dec 5, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$147,128–$254,800San Jose, CAJan 19, 2022Jun 13, 2022Certified, then withdrawn

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).