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Senior Principal Engineer: H-1B salaries
100 labor condition applications used the job title Senior Principal Engineer. Median offered base salary $188,200; middle half $140,000–$220,000.
Applications (LCAs)100
Median offered salary$188,200
Middle half of salaries$140,000–$220,000
10th–90th percentile$125,428–$236,668
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Autodesk, Inc. | 12 | $199,192 |
| SambaNova Systems Inc. | 9 | $224,682 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 5 | $230,302 |
| Hughes Systique Private Limited | 4 | $135,500 |
| United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC | 4 | $140,000 |
| Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. | 3 | $136,900 |
| Arm, Inc. | 3 | $161,179 |
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) | 3 | $231,276 |
| Technip Energies USA, Inc. | 2 | $176,317 |
| TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC | 2 | $221,832 |
| Thales DIS USA, Inc. | 2 | $169,839 |
| NXP USA, Inc. | 2 | $204,402 |
| Mobileum, Inc. | 2 | $107,984 |
| Astera Labs INC | 2 | $250,000 |
| Hazen and Sawyer, D.P.C. | 2 | $127,702 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 2 | $157,333 |
| Revenue Solutions Inc. | 2 | $156,567 |
| SysCloud, Inc. | 2 | $122,266 |
| Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc. | 2 | $206,400 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | 2 | $220,000 |
| Rafay Systems, Inc. | 1 | $190,000 |
| Credo Semiconductor, Inc. | 1 | $250,000 |
| Hughes Network Systems LLC | 1 | $160,000 |
| iManage LLC | 1 | $216,550 |
| Brightcove Inc | 1 | $260,000 |
| RudderStack Inc | 1 | $250,000 |
| Stryker Corporation | 1 | $192,941 |
| Pixelworks, Inc. | 1 | $184,265 |
| Eventbrite, Inc. | 1 | $215,197 |
| Emerson Electric Co. | 1 | $138,000 |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1 | $135,800 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 1 | $232,000 |
| Optum Services, Inc. | 1 | $144,518 |
| AES US Services, LLC | 1 | $140,000 |
| Johnson Electric North America, Inc. | 1 | $70,158 |
| Archer Technologies LLC | 1 | $122,944 |
| Sai IT Corp | 1 | $110,000 |
| CommVault Systems,Inc. | 1 | $210,000 |
| Opes Solutions LLC | 1 | $116,771 |
| F5, Inc. | 1 | $265,148 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 1 | $290,000 |
| Sage Software Inc. | 1 | $206,500 |
| Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC | 1 | $140,000 |
| Sunus LLC | 1 | $134,971 |
| Celero Communications, Inc. | 1 | $245,000 |
| Magna Electronics, Inc. | 1 | $153,573 |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation | 1 | $119,829 |
| Brainlabs USA, LLC | 1 | $170,000 |
| Toast, Inc. | 1 | $260,000 |
| Genesis Molecular AI, Inc. | 1 | $213,512 |
| Radiant Logic, Inc. | 1 | $169,528 |
| McStarlite Co. | 1 | $165,000 |
| Coherent Corp. | 1 | $138,715 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $70,158 |
| Level II (qualified) | $165,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $140,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $192,941 |
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 | 23 | $192,008 |
| FY2024 | 25 | $140,000 |
| FY2025 | 29 | $201,325 |
| FY2026 | 20 | $163,090 |
Cities
- San Francisco, CA14
- San Jose, CA9
- Santa Clara, CA9
- Palo Alto, CA7
- Atlanta, GA5
- Austin, TX5
- Manteca, CA4
- Pontiac, MI4
- Plano, TX3
- Houston, TX2
- Doral, FL2
- Irvine, CA2
- New York, NY2
- Cary, NC2
- Germantown, MD1
- Kingwood, TX1
- Cumming, GA1
- Greenville, SC1
- Eden Prairie, MN1
- Gaithersburg, MD1
- Minneapolis, MN1
- Lakeville, MN1
- Bothell, WA1
- Dayton, OH1
- Plymouth, MI1
- Overland Park, KS1
- King of Prussia, PA1
- Temple Terrace, FL1
- Mountain View, CA1
- Mission Viejo, CA1
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).