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Principal Software Engineer at Cisco Systems, Inc.: H-1B salaries

16 labor condition applications for the job title Principal Software Engineer at Cisco Systems, Inc.. Median offered base salary $227,100; middle half $224,544–$252,366.

Applications (LCAs)16
Median offered salary$227,100
Middle half of salaries$224,544–$252,366
10th–90th percentile$219,600–$264,514

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY20232$219,700
FY20245$227,100
FY20253$227,100
FY20266$247,957

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$264,514–$381,600
Level IV		San Jose, CAJun 8, 2026Dec 7, 2026Certified
$264,514–$381,600
Level IV		San Jose, CAMay 5, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$264,514–$381,600
Level IV		Milpitas, CAMay 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026Certified
$231,400–$381,600
Level II		San Jose, CAFeb 23, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
$231,400–$381,600
Level IV		San Francisco, CAFeb 9, 2026Aug 10, 2026Certified
$219,500–$341,600
Level IV		Austin, TXNov 3, 2025Mar 29, 2026Certified
$227,100–$358,600
Level II		San Jose, CAJan 28, 2025Jul 15, 2025Certified
$227,100–$358,600
Level IV		San Jose, CAJan 27, 2025Jul 2, 2025Certified
$227,100–$358,600
Level IV		Milpitas, CANov 1, 2024Jan 17, 2025Certified
$227,100–$358,600
Level IV		San Jose, CASep 17, 2024Sep 17, 2024Certified
$226,158–$373,500
Level IV		Milpitas, CAAug 9, 2024Jan 2, 2025Certified
$261,124–$373,500San Jose, CAMar 13, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified
$195,500–$332,400
Level IV		Tracy, CAJan 9, 2024May 31, 2024Certified
$249,446–$373,500Milpitas, CADec 21, 2023May 31, 2024Certified
$219,700–$373,500
Level IV		San Jose, CAFeb 7, 2023Jul 1, 2023Certified
$219,700–$373,500
Level IV		San Jose, CADec 21, 2022Jun 2, 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).