H-1B Salary Lookup

Principal Application Engineer H-1B Salary by Company

108 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Principal Application Engineer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Software Developers, Sales Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer.

$148,971Median salary
$148,97125th percentile
$153,31575th percentile
108Filings

Top-paying companies for Principal Application Engineer

Employers with at least 3 filings for this title, ranked by median offered salary.

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Cadence Design Systems22$158,350$150,447 – $166,993
Pulse Network3$152,000$150,486 – $152,658
Capital One Services45$148,971$148,971 – $148,971
DFS Corporate Services28$148,971$148,971 – $152,658

Companies filing the most Principal Application Engineer H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Capital One Services45$148,971$148,971 – $148,971
DFS Corporate Services28$148,971$148,971 – $152,658
Cadence Design Systems22$158,350$150,447 – $166,993
Pulse Network3$152,000$150,486 – $152,658
Riot Games2$181,293$181,293 – $181,293
The MathWorks2$183,164$175,396 – $190,933
Ansys1$130,374$130,374 – $130,374
Diners Club International1$153,315$153,315 – $153,315
Google1$319,000$319,000 – $319,000
Link Logistics Real Estate Holdco1$248,849$248,849 – $248,849
Navy Federal Credit Union1$194,678$194,678 – $194,678
Robert Bosch1$153,800$153,800 – $153,800

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Riverwoods, IL65$148,971
San Jose, CA12$153,518
Austin, TX6$161,179
Los Angeles, CA2$181,293
Irvine, CA2$140,088
Powell, OH2$140,306
Ann Arbor, MI1$130,374
Farmington Hills, MI1$153,800
Rurherford, NJ1$248,849
Irving, TX1$153,315
Celina, TX1$153,315
Natick, MA1$167,627
Plano, TX1$153,315
Pittsford, NY1$137,571
Frisco, TX1$153,315

Wage levels

Level I0% · 0
Level II6% · 2
Level III12% · 4
Level IV82% · 28

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).