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Principal Developer: H-1B salaries

64 labor condition applications used the job title Principal Developer. Median offered base salary $151,000; middle half $139,151–$160,235.

Applications (LCAs)64

Median offered salary$151,000

Middle half of salaries$139,151–$160,235

10th–90th percentile$134,754–$191,431

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Epsilon Data Management LLC	11	$140,139
NC Health Affiliates, LLC	9	$151,880
InterSystems Corporation	5	$147,185
Strategic Education Inc	5	$150,077
Atlassian US, Inc.	4	$234,062
Advance Auto Business Support LLC	3	$151,000
Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.	2	$159,000
The Bank of New York Mellon	2	$187,680
LiquidX, Inc.	2	$260,000
HealthEdge Software, Inc.	2	$172,000
Otzzi Development, Inc.	2	—
Ecolab USA Inc.	1	$152,000
Stoneridge Holdings, Inc.	1	$148,000
Compass Group USA, Inc.	1	$120,327
NobleSoft Solutions, Inc.	1	$137,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines	1	$119,224
Euromarket Designs, Inc. (d/b/a Crate & Barrel and CB2)	1	$155,000
CFA Institute	1	$136,074
Anheuser-Busch, LLC	1	$142,064
Zillow, Inc.	1	$155,418
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC	1	$120,328
Advance Stores Company, Incorporated	1	$148,502
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	1	$173,673
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina	1	$154,877
American Board of Internal Medicine	1	$142,000
Celigo, Inc.	1	$187,741
HelioCampus, Inc	1	$101,421
Akshaya Inc.	1	$224,640

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$136,710
Level II (qualified)	$147,185
Level III (experienced)	$148,386
Level IV (fully competent)	$154,334

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	$137,838
FY2024	21	$146,039
FY2025	18	$152,644
FY2026	8	$161,952

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).