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Principal Software Engineer/Developer: H-1B salaries

1,088 labor condition applications used the job title Principal Software Engineer/Developer. Median offered base salary $132,080; middle half $122,583–$140,150.

Applications (LCAs)1,088

Median offered salary$132,080

Middle half of salaries$122,583–$140,150

10th–90th percentile$120,328–$147,846

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC	588	$132,413
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	453	$132,080
Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC	11	$132,413
National Charitable Services Corp	7	$121,222
National Charitable Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	6	$128,120
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.	5	$116,938
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company d/b/a Fidelity Investments	5	$127,878
Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	5	$125,409
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC	2	$128,263
Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc.	1	$123,614
Ana-Data Consulting, Inc.	1	$115,918
Health Research Inc.	1	$107,294
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. d/b/a Fidelity Investments	1	$127,878
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	1	$134,868
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	1	$119,920

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level II (qualified)	$116,314
Level III (experienced)	$132,413
Level IV (fully competent)	$156,998

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	206	$121,222
FY2024	310	$132,413
FY2025	319	$132,080
FY2026	244	$132,781

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).