H-1B Salary Lookup

Principal Data Engineer H-1B Salary by Company

247 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Principal Data Engineer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Software Developers, Database Architects, Data Scientists.

$148,382Median salary
$132,32425th percentile
$182,39875th percentile
247Filings

Top-paying companies for Principal Data Engineer

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

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Atlassian US4$261,375$251,938 – $263,875
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States3$241,000$223,294 – $252,850
Navy Federal Credit Union3$201,791$192,866 – $203,943
Caremark3$200,000$197,868 – $201,718
Aetna Resources3$196,800$193,942 – $196,971
Continental Casualty Company3$176,877$171,938 – $182,664
Wal-Mart Associates5$176,001$164,800 – $176,001
DataEconomy6$157,550$155,025 – $160,000
Citizens Financial Group4$154,669$154,669 – $155,355
Zeus Solutions3$152,485$152,485 – $152,485
Greensky Management Company4$141,925$139,500 – $144,200
Fidelity Technology Group89$132,781$128,353 – $140,220
DFS Corporate Services3$130,125$128,018 – $136,168
Fidelity Workplace Investing6$129,055$126,103 – $130,604

Companies filing the most Principal Data Engineer H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Fidelity Technology Group89$132,781$128,353 – $140,220
DataEconomy6$157,550$155,025 – $160,000
Fidelity Workplace Investing6$129,055$126,103 – $130,604
Wal-Mart Associates5$176,001$164,800 – $176,001
Atlassian US4$261,375$251,938 – $263,875
Citizens Financial Group4$154,669$154,669 – $155,355
Greensky Management Company4$141,925$139,500 – $144,200
Aetna Resources3$196,800$193,942 – $196,971
Caremark3$200,000$197,868 – $201,718
Continental Casualty Company3$176,877$171,938 – $182,664
DFS Corporate Services3$130,125$128,018 – $136,168
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States3$241,000$223,294 – $252,850
Navy Federal Credit Union3$201,791$192,866 – $203,943
Zeus Solutions3$152,485$152,485 – $152,485
ACE American Insurance Company2$168,800$168,050 – $169,550

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Durham, NC58$131,120
Westlake, TX25$135,126
Chicago, IL9$177,400
New York, NY8$223,000
Charlotte, NC7$156,166
Atlanta, GA7$165,000
Smithfield, RI5$129,058
Bentonville, AR5$176,001
San Francisco, CA5$171,546
Riverwoods, IL4$130,243
Merrimack, NH4$139,182
Houston, TX4$152,485
Irvine, CA3$164,798
Austin, TX3$140,000
Hartford, CT3$196,800

Wage levels

Level I1% · 1
Level II14% · 20
Level III19% · 28
Level IV67% · 99

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