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Principal Systems Engineer: H-1B salaries
217 labor condition applications used the job title Principal Systems Engineer. Median offered base salary $138,029; middle half $124,717–$164,622.
Applications (LCAs)217
Median offered salary$138,029
Middle half of salaries$124,717–$164,622
10th–90th percentile$112,299–$186,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 31 | $128,173 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC | 26 | $113,526 |
| Ally Bank | 11 | $127,171 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 10 | $129,730 |
| Covidien LP | 8 | $133,203 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 8 | $144,651 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 8 | $186,300 |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 8 | $134,634 |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | 7 | $265,000 |
| The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation | 6 | $162,850 |
| National Railroad Passenger Corporation | 6 | $144,162 |
| Rockwell Collins Inc. | 4 | $128,742 |
| Wi-Fi Alliance | 4 | $166,912 |
| Planet Innovation, Inc. | 3 | $164,350 |
| Fiserv Solutions, LLC | 3 | $117,915 |
| Dell Marketing L.P. | 3 | $225,604 |
| Itron, Inc. | 2 | $119,418 |
| National Instruments Corporation | 2 | $167,005 |
| Mercury Insurance Services, LLC | 2 | $148,596 |
| Kontoor Services, LLC | 2 | $153,875 |
| Advance Auto Business Support LLC | 2 | $113,759 |
| Exelon Business Services Company LLC | 2 | $151,840 |
| ModernaTX, Inc. | 2 | $172,744 |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 2 | $170,790 |
| KMC Systems, Inc. | 2 | $150,580 |
| LER TechForce, LLC | 1 | $115,000 |
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 1 | $202,699 |
| The Gap, Inc. | 1 | $193,040 |
| Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. | 1 | $155,100 |
| Peko Bio Inc. | 1 | $163,000 |
| The Reinalt-Thomas Corporation | 1 | $101,088 |
| Meteorcomm LLC | 1 | $168,808 |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | 1 | $165,698 |
| Gyrus ACMI, Inc. | 1 | $174,792 |
| ARRIS Solutions LLC | 1 | $130,749 |
| National Charitable Services Corp | 1 | $142,563 |
| AtHoc, Inc. | 1 | $184,500 |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. | 1 | $165,000 |
| Gartner, Inc. | 1 | $123,400 |
| SiTime Corporation | 1 | $178,000 |
| Procept BioRobotics Corporation | 1 | $210,704 |
| Senseonics, Incorporated | 1 | $170,000 |
| SiLC Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 |
| Navisite | 1 | $135,000 |
| Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. | 1 | $154,407 |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 1 | $165,000 |
| ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC | 1 | $135,686 |
| Shifamed, LLC | 1 | $185,000 |
| Diality, Inc. | 1 | $175,000 |
| Vantiva USA LLC | 1 | $140,000 |
| Cbre, Inc. | 1 | $164,622 |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $176,336 |
| Moderna Services, Inc. | 1 | $123,800 |
| ACI Worldwide Corp. | 1 | $146,300 |
| TriNet USA, Inc. | 1 | $181,854 |
| SAS Institute Inc. | 1 | $154,877 |
| LHP Engineering Solutions LLC | 1 | $125,000 |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $128,898 |
| Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. | 1 | — |
| Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. | 1 | $164,016 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $125,659 |
| Level II (qualified) | $122,500 |
| Level III (experienced) | $132,413 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $154,877 |
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 | 34 | $136,926 |
| FY2024 | 63 | $132,413 |
| FY2025 | 61 | $147,846 |
| FY2026 | 51 | $138,065 |
Cities
- Durham, NC40
- Westlake, TX8
- San Diego, CA7
- Santa Clara, CA7
- Charlotte, NC7
- Boston, MA6
- Coppell, TX5
- Saint Paul, MN5
- Salt Lake City, UT4
- Austin, TX4
- Mounds View, MN4
- San Francisco, CA4
- Middletown, DE4
- Cambridge, MA4
- Cedar Rapids, IA3
- Irving, TX3
- Round Rock, TX3
- Irvine, CA3
- Jersey City, NJ3
- Marlborough, MA3
- Washington, DC2
- Pleasanton, CA2
- Detroit, MI2
- North Haven, CT2
- Greensboro, NC2
- Tampa, FL2
- Los Alamitos, CA2
- Smithfield, RI2
- Raleigh, NC2
- Covington, KY2
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).