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Principal Software Engineer: H-1B salaries
3,418 labor condition applications used the job title Principal Software Engineer. Median offered base salary $164,872; middle half $145,000–$196,284.
Applications (LCAs)3,418
Median offered salary$164,872
Middle half of salaries$145,000–$196,284
10th–90th percentile$127,878–$230,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 281 | $167,149 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 103 | $208,632 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 76 | $154,606 |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 70 | $147,680 |
| Mastercard Technologies, LLC | 47 | $165,000 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 46 | $141,898 |
| Cbre, Inc. | 44 | $149,890 |
| Intuit Inc. | 43 | $253,362 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | 41 | $172,744 |
| Roblox Corporation | 41 | $325,390 |
| Mastercard International Incorporated | 34 | $162,000 |
| Informatica LLC | 32 | $165,870 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | 32 | $141,222 |
| Gen Digital Inc. | 31 | $170,005 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | 31 | $180,080 |
| REI Systems Inc. | 30 | $147,885 |
| ABOTTS Consulting Inc | 29 | $105,000 |
| The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation | 28 | $153,800 |
| At&t Services, Inc. | 28 | $174,099 |
| Splunk, Inc. | 27 | $237,442 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 26 | $220,000 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 26 | $163,600 |
| Ally Bank | 25 | $146,513 |
| National Railroad Passenger Corporation | 23 | $139,464 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 23 | $129,500 |
| Liberty Mutual Technology Group Inc. | 22 | $157,238 |
| OT Technology, Inc. | 21 | $167,750 |
| Innova Solutions, Inc. | 21 | $122,281 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 20 | $230,000 |
| Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO) | 19 | $143,300 |
| Manhattan Associates, Inc. | 18 | $119,829 |
| Okta, Inc. | 17 | $183,310 |
| Asurion, LLC | 17 | $188,547 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 16 | $227,100 |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 16 | $137,030 |
| NIKE, Inc. | 14 | $217,428 |
| Indeed, Inc. | 14 | $217,000 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 13 | $267,540 |
| Matson Navigation Company | 13 | $153,681 |
| Sabre GLBL Inc. | 13 | $134,971 |
| Itron, Inc. | 13 | $188,730 |
| Symbotic LLC | 13 | $165,311 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 13 | $215,000 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 13 | $192,600 |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. | 13 | $190,000 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 13 | $272,000 |
| Inovalon, Inc. | 12 | $139,500 |
| Priceline.com LLC | 12 | $152,121 |
| Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | 12 | $177,387 |
| National Instruments Corporation | 12 | $151,916 |
| ACI Worldwide Corp. | 12 | $150,370 |
| Publix Super Markets, Inc. | 12 | $140,790 |
| PeerIslands U.S. Inc. | 12 | $142,477 |
| Veeva Systems Inc. | 11 | $242,000 |
| F5, Inc. | 11 | $220,935 |
| Shutterfly, LLC | 11 | $156,499 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 11 | $243,974 |
| Continental Casualty Company | 10 | $162,406 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 10 | $134,992 |
| UKG Inc. | 10 | $174,688 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $136,762 |
| Level II (qualified) | $130,932 |
| Level III (experienced) | $156,818 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $172,744 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 831 | $160,000 |
| FY2024 | 848 | $159,000 |
| FY2025 | 921 | $165,000 |
| FY2026 | 703 | $173,443 |
Cities
- Santa Clara, CA184
- Sunnyvale, CA171
- San Jose, CA160
- San Francisco, CA91
- Bentonville, AR81
- Austin, TX79
- Dallas, TX64
- Mountain View, CA64
- Charlotte, NC57
- O'Fallon, MO52
- San Mateo, CA51
- Richardson, TX49
- Natick, MA47
- Phoenix, AZ45
- Atlanta, GA45
- Bellevue, WA44
- New York, NY41
- San Diego, CA37
- Chicago, IL36
- Irvine, CA36
- Plano, TX35
- Irving, TX33
- Redwood City, CA32
- Frisco, TX30
- Johnston, RI29
- Westlake, TX29
- Boston, MA28
- Durham, NC28
- Pleasanton, CA26
- Seattle, WA26
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).