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Principal: H-1B salaries
576 labor condition applications used the job title Principal. Median offered base salary $245,000; middle half $180,000–$300,000.
Applications (LCAs)576
Median offered salary$245,000
Middle half of salaries$180,000–$300,000
10th–90th percentile$139,823–$400,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 78 | $252,900 |
| Slalom, Inc. | 35 | $169,850 |
| PwC US Consulting LLP | 31 | $528,500 |
| A.T. Kearney, Inc. | 28 | $245,000 |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | 27 | $205,000 |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | 24 | $300,000 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 21 | $285,000 |
| KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC | 18 | $200,000 |
| Oliver Wyman, LLC | 14 | $255,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute, Inc. | 12 | $139,823 |
| KKR Capstone Americas LLC | 10 | $235,000 |
| Kpmg LLP | 9 | $500,000 |
| Centerview Partners, LLC | 8 | $300,000 |
| ZS Associates, Inc. | 7 | $340,000 |
| TransUnion LLC | 7 | $156,156 |
| TheMathCompany, Inc. | 6 | $200,000 |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 5 | $300,000 |
| Altman Solon US, LP | 5 | $244,500 |
| Roland Berger LP | 5 | $270,000 |
| Technosoft Corporation | 4 | $225,000 |
| 10T Holdings LLC | 4 | $175,000 |
| Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. | 4 | $262,500 |
| NewView Capital Management, LLC | 3 | $500,000 |
| Road Runner Capital LLC | 3 | $180,000 |
| Sumter County School System | 3 | $86,360 |
| One Search Inc | 3 | $170,000 |
| Silver Lake Technology Management, LLC | 3 | $250,000 |
| The Carlyle Group Employee Co. LLC | 3 | $300,000 |
| The Brattle Group | 3 | $300,000 |
| Brevan Howard US Investment Management LP | 3 | $250,000 |
| Lycee Francais Nouvelle Orleans | 3 | $68,698 |
| Insight Venture Management LLC | 3 | $375,000 |
| LatentView Analytics Corporation | 2 | $142,906 |
| Michael Page International, Inc. | 2 | $108,750 |
| Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP | 2 | $1,228,689 |
| Hellman & Friedman LLC | 2 | $225,000 |
| Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc. | 2 | $188,600 |
| LHP Opco, LLC | 2 | $215,000 |
| BDT Capital Partners, LLC | 2 | $400,000 |
| Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc. | 2 | $168,922 |
| Rochambeau, The French International School of Washington, DC | 2 | $170,000 |
| Type One Management, LLC. | 2 | $186,250 |
| Runway Growth Capital LLC | 2 | $180,000 |
| Eagle Point Holdings LP | 2 | $199,234 |
| Muse Capital Management LLC | 2 | $135,000 |
| Toppan Global Venture Partners, Inc. | 2 | $195,000 |
| Korn Ferry (US) | 2 | $100,506 |
| Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd. | 2 | $205,000 |
| County of Santa Cruz, Nogales Unified School District 1 | 2 | $92,717 |
| Ares Operations, LLC | 2 | $225,000 |
| Integrhythm, Inc | 2 | $186,120 |
| Plaisance Capital Management, LLC | 2 | $220,000 |
| Gibbins Advisors LLC | 2 | $139,800 |
| Redwood City School District | 2 | $176,538 |
| Blackstone, Inc. | 2 | $237,500 |
| Third Point LLC | 2 | $300,000 |
| NV5 Consultants, Inc. | 2 | $181,500 |
| TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. | 2 | $225,000 |
| AddASpace, LLC | 2 | $70,000 |
| Lewis & Clark Equity Partners, LLC | 2 | $216,300 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $79,420 |
| Level II (qualified) | $137,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $177,500 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $252,900 |
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 | 111 | $248,500 |
| FY2024 | 124 | $252,900 |
| FY2025 | 171 | $245,000 |
| FY2026 | 149 | $225,000 |
Cities
- New York, NY204
- Chicago, IL40
- San Francisco, CA37
- Boston, MA28
- Dallas, TX18
- Houston, TX16
- Menlo Park, CA15
- Summit, NJ10
- Atlanta, GA9
- Los Angeles, CA8
- Washington, DC8
- Seattle, WA8
- Brooklyn, NY7
- Miami, FL7
- Detroit, MI5
- Southfield, MI4
- San Jose, CA4
- Burlingame, CA4
- Charlotte, NC4
- Austin, TX4
- Florham Park, NJ4
- Minneapolis, MN4
- Nashville, TN3
- Bellevue, WA3
- Americus, GA3
- Irvine, CA3
- Los Altos, CA3
- Redwood City, CA3
- South San Francisco, CA3
- Oakland, CA3
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).