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Principal Electrical Engineer: H-1B salaries

68 labor condition applications used the job title Principal Electrical Engineer. Median offered base salary $158,413; middle half $138,489–$175,900.

Applications (LCAs)68

Median offered salary$158,413

Middle half of salaries$138,489–$175,900

10th–90th percentile$124,450–$190,647

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	11	$170,000
Medtronic, Inc.	5	$138,805
Avnera Corporation	4	$185,568
Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc.	4	$138,350
Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP	3	$134,597
Astec America, LLC	3	$142,733
Itron, Inc.	3	$120,227
iota Biosciences Inc.	2	$195,350
Revamp Engineering, Inc.	2	$174,660
National Railroad Passenger Corporation	2	$141,471
Onestep Power Solutions, Inc.	2	$145,600
Abbott Laboratories	2	$132,194
Electrical Power Systems, Inc.	2	$155,000
Motivo Engineering, LLC	1	$123,926
Covidien LP	1	$144,248
Cb&i LLC	1	$185,922
Sanmina Corporation	1	$145,000
Fluence Energy, LLC	1	$181,203
Brown and Caldwell	1	$160,059
The Wittern Group, Inc.	1	$96,429
Cameron LNG	1	$175,000
ProEnergy Services, LLC	1	$160,000
Schmidt Ocean Institute	1	$209,000
Moon Surgical, Inc.	1	$180,000
Astera Labs INC	1	$213,595
Operation Technology, Inc.	1	$111,426
Schneider Electric USA, Inc.	1	$122,615
AMOGY Inc.	1	$188,700
Arcadis U.S., Inc.	1	$180,003
Plug Power Inc.	1	$140,912
Stryker Corporation	1	$161,533
LivaNova USA, Inc.	1	$160,000
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation	1	$144,900
Suletech LLC	1	—
Pentangle Tech Services LLC	1	$176,800
Sunday Robotics, Inc.	1	$395,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level II (qualified)	$145,714
Level III (experienced)	$138,368
Level IV (fully competent)	$159,825

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	13	$144,248
FY2024	14	$143,866
FY2025	27	$158,413
FY2026	13	$161,533

Cities

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).