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Principal Engineer at Autodesk, Inc.: H-1B salaries
40 labor condition applications for the job title Principal Engineer at Autodesk, Inc.. Median offered base salary $166,400; middle half $157,582–$182,187.
Applications (LCAs)40
Median offered salary$166,400
Middle half of salaries$157,582–$182,187
10th–90th percentile$147,200–$193,446
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 15 | $162,043 |
| FY2024 | 16 | $169,572 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $173,618 |
| FY2026 | 4 | $178,787 |
Applications
| Base salary | Location | Submitted | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $170,000–$283,000 | Antioch, CA | Mar 12, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 | Certified |
| $150,405–$249,600 Level III | San Francisco, CA | Feb 17, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 | Certified |
| $199,761–$259,600 | San Francisco, CA | Feb 5, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $187,574–$249,600 Level III | San Francisco, CA | Nov 4, 2025 | Mar 7, 2026 | Certified |
| $173,618–$249,600 | San Francisco, CA | Jul 25, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | Certified |
| $187,574–$249,600 Level III | San Francisco, CA | Jul 2, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 | Certified |
| $158,642–$249,600 Level III | Ste. 400, CA | Apr 21, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $149,800–$224,600 Level IV | Atlanta, GA | Apr 10, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $199,003–$249,600 | San Francisco, CA | Feb 13, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 | Certified |
| $166,400–$249,600 Level IV | Tracy, CA | Sep 11, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | Certified |
| $192,829–$222,000 | San Francisco, CA | Sep 10, 2024 | Jan 26, 2025 | Certified |
| $172,744–$237,100 Level IV | Boston, MA | Aug 9, 2024 | Nov 4, 2024 | Certified |
| $190,811–$249,600 | San Francisco, CA | Aug 7, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | Certified |
| $166,400–$249,600 Level IV | Tracy, CA | Aug 5, 2024 | Feb 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $206,315–$249,600 Level IV | San Francisco, CA | Jul 22, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | Certified |
| $206,315–$283,800 Level IV | San Francisco, CA | Jul 16, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | Certified |
| $163,600–$245,400 Level II | San Francisco, CA | Apr 26, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | Certified |
| $147,368–$245,400 Level II | San Francisco, CA | Mar 19, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | Certified |
| $181,813–$282,200 Level IV | San Francisco, CA | Mar 4, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $147,200–$220,900 Level IV | Manchester, NH | Feb 29, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | Certified |
| $163,600–$245,400 | San Francisco, CA | Feb 8, 2024 | Aug 9, 2024 | Certified |
| $181,813–$245,400 Level IV | San Francisco, CA | Jan 31, 2024 | Jul 28, 2024 | Certified |
| $165,669–$245,400 | San Francisco, CA | Nov 15, 2023 | Apr 14, 2024 | Certified |
| $180,000–$245,400 | San Francisco, CA | Nov 9, 2023 | Mar 20, 2024 | Certified |
| $165,669–$245,400 | San Francisco, CA | Nov 7, 2023 | Apr 14, 2024 | Certified |
| $120,328–$175,000 Level III | Plano, TX | Aug 28, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $163,600–$245,400 | San Francisco, CA | Aug 3, 2023 | Jan 30, 2024 | Certified |
| $162,043–$245,400 | San Francisco, CA | Aug 2, 2023 | Jan 23, 2024 | Certified |
| $162,043–$224,500 | San Francisco, CA | Aug 2, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 | Certified |
| $147,200–$220,900 Level IV | Atlanta, GA | Aug 2, 2023 | Feb 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $147,200–$220,900 Level IV | Novi, MI | Jul 13, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Certified |
| $138,528–$182,300 Level IV | Portland, OR | May 22, 2023 | Aug 17, 2023 | Certified |
| $188,200–$282,200 Level IV | San Francisco, CA | May 3, 2023 | Oct 7, 2023 | Certified |
| $162,386–$245,400 Level IV | San Francisco, CA | Apr 25, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Certified |
| $170,450–$231,600 | San Francisco, CA | Mar 22, 2023 | Jun 10, 2023 | Certified |
| $170,000–$231,600 | San Francisco, CA | Mar 1, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $150,197–$220,000 Level IV | Boston, MA | Jan 4, 2023 | Jun 8, 2023 | Certified |
| $183,310–$231,600 Level IV | San Francisco, CA | Dec 5, 2022 | Jun 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $170,917–$231,600 | San Francisco, CA | Oct 26, 2022 | Apr 14, 2023 | Certified |
| $154,400–$231,600 Level II | San Francisco, CA | Oct 5, 2022 | Mar 7, 2023 | Certified |
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- Senior Software Engineer$142,002
- Software Engineer$122,970
- Principal Software Engineer$163,600
- Manager, Software Development$175,610
- Senior Principal Engineer$199,192
- Principal Software Development Engineer$163,832
- Machine Learning Engineer$145,765
- Product Manager$125,000
- Business Intelligence Analyst$109,496
- Senior Software Engineer in Test$112,299
- Data Scientist$128,398
- Data Engineer$121,124
- Software Architect$194,064
- Senior Data Scientist$152,000
- Senior Product Manager$150,405
- Senior Manager, Software Development$205,660
- Senior Financial Analyst$109,023
- Software Development Manager$176,916
- Senior Software Development Engineer$132,350
- Software QA Engineer$138,445
- Sr. Manager, Software Development$180,137
- Senior Data Analyst$130,042
- Senior User Experience Designer$125,000
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).