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Principal Software Development Engineer at Fortinet, Inc.: H-1B salaries

25 labor condition applications for the job title Principal Software Development Engineer at Fortinet, Inc.. Median offered base salary $195,000; middle half $188,360–$203,427.

Applications (LCAs)25
Median offered salary$195,000
Middle half of salaries$188,360–$203,427
10th–90th percentile$181,675–$215,836

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY20233$181,000
FY20246$188,906
FY20259$199,114
FY20264$205,362

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$173,500–$193,500Santa Clara, CAJun 16, 2026Oct 26, 2026Certified
$220,000–$240,000
part-time		Santa Clara, CAMay 13, 2026May 18, 2026Certified
—Santa Clara, CAMay 12, 2026May 18, 2026Denied
$223,142–$243,142
Level IV		Santa Clara, CAApr 20, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$205,362–$225,362Santa Clara, CAJan 15, 2026Jul 15, 2026Certified
$205,362–$225,362Santa Clara, CADec 6, 2025May 20, 2026Certified
$310,000–$330,000
Level IV		Santa Clara, CASep 15, 2025Sep 22, 2025Withdrawn
$202,326–$276,800Sunnyvale, CAAug 13, 2025Feb 12, 2026Certified
$203,794–$229,100Santa Clara, CAJul 1, 2025Dec 27, 2025Certified
$202,326–$230,000Santa Clara, CAMay 23, 2025Jun 16, 2025Certified
$202,326–$222,326Sunnyvale, CAMay 23, 2025Nov 3, 2025Certified
$199,114–$237,403Sunnyvale, CAApr 8, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$193,972–$213,000Sunnyvale, CAJan 6, 2025Jun 19, 2025Certified
$195,000–$225,000Sunnyvale, CADec 23, 2024Jun 13, 2025Certified
$195,000–$215,000Sunnyvale, CADec 23, 2024Jun 13, 2025Certified
$194,000–$214,000Sunnyvale, CADec 5, 2024May 27, 2025Certified
$187,813–$250,000Sunnyvale, CAAug 30, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$190,000–$210,000Sunnyvale, CAAug 7, 2024Jan 20, 2025Certified
$217,000–$247,000Sunnyvale, CAMar 14, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified
$187,749–$220,000Sunnyvale, CAJan 17, 2024Jul 12, 2024Certified
$187,749–$220,000Sunnyvale, CAJan 16, 2024Jul 11, 2024Certified
$192,500–$220,500Sunnyvale, CANov 7, 2023Apr 15, 2024Certified
$180,892–$200,892Sunnyvale, CAJan 26, 2023Jul 24, 2023Certified
$181,000–$201,000Sunnyvale, CAOct 24, 2022Apr 18, 2023Certified
$230,000–$250,000
Level IV		Sunnyvale, CAOct 7, 2022Mar 31, 2023Certified

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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).