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Senior Principal Software Development Engineer at Fortinet, Inc.: H-1B salaries
6 labor condition applications for the job title Senior Principal Software Development Engineer at Fortinet, Inc.. Median offered base salary $205,163; middle half $200,582–$208,000.
Applications (LCAs)6
Median offered salary$205,163
Middle half of salaries$200,582–$208,000
10th–90th percentile$195,000–$236,257
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $200,000 |
| FY2024 | 3 | $208,000 |
| FY2025 | 1 | $202,326 |
| FY2026 | 1 | $264,514 |
Applications
| Base salary | Location | Submitted | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $264,514–$284,514 Level IV | Santa Clara, CA | Dec 6, 2025 | Jun 4, 2026 | Certified |
| $202,326–$222,326 | Santa Clara, CA | Aug 6, 2025 | Jan 23, 2026 | Certified |
| $190,000–$210,000 | Sunnyvale, CA | Apr 4, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Certified |
| $208,000–$228,000 | Sunnyvale, CA | Jan 17, 2024 | Jul 10, 2024 | Certified |
| $208,000–$228,000 | Sunnyvale, CA | Jan 9, 2024 | Jul 4, 2024 | Certified |
| $200,000–$220,000 Level IV | Sunnyvale, CA | Jan 4, 2023 | Jun 14, 2023 | Certified |
Other jobs at Fortinet, Inc.
- Software Development Engineer$143,100
- Staff Software Development Engineer$172,784
- Technical Support Engineer$97,240
- Software QA Engineer$130,804
- Principal Software Development Engineer$195,000
- Staff Software Development QA Engineer$155,000
- Software Development QA Engineer$135,440
- Technical Account Manager$122,658
- Manager, Software Development$194,572
- Senior Manager, Software Development$216,940
- Principal Software Development QA Engineer$179,785
- Dev Ops Engineer$147,879
- ASIC Design Engineer$145,000
- Business Systems Analyst$135,000
- Information Systems Engineer$122,158
- Inside Systems Engineer$96,325
- Staff Software QA Engineer$152,855
- Staff Software Dev QA Engineer$154,217
- Senior Manager, Software Development QA$195,984
- Staff Embedded Software Engineer$164,545
- Embedded Software Engineer$135,000
- Consulting Systems Engineer$147,285
- Principal Software QA Engineer$194,875
- Embedded SW/Firmware Engineer$136,157
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).