H-1B Salary Lookup

Principal Engineer Software H-1B Salary by Company

92 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Principal Engineer Software" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Software Developers, Computer Network Architects, Network and Computer Systems Administrators.

$189,567Median salary
$164,11225th percentile
$216,25875th percentile
92Filings

Top-paying companies for Principal Engineer Software

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

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Palo Alto Networks43$216,258$203,019 – $220,895
T-Mobile USA18$175,864$170,231 – $189,802
CarMax Enterprise Services4$175,000$168,750 – $180,000
Dish Wireless6$163,051$158,246 – $164,112
Capri USA Group5$146,160$145,600 – $148,000
DISH Network3$142,314$138,664 – $153,213

Companies filing the most Principal Engineer Software H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Palo Alto Networks43$216,258$203,019 – $220,895
T-Mobile USA18$175,864$170,231 – $189,802
Dish Wireless6$163,051$158,246 – $164,112
Capri USA Group5$146,160$145,600 – $148,000
CarMax Enterprise Services4$175,000$168,750 – $180,000
DISH Network3$142,314$138,664 – $153,213
Eli Lilly and Company2$132,825$132,825 – $132,825
USA Waste-Management Resources2$149,832$149,775 – $149,890
Carnival1$110,947$110,947 – $110,947
Cboe Global Markets1$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Empower Retirement1$196,814$196,814 – $196,814
F51$233,000$233,000 – $233,000
Hill-Rom Company1$143,000$143,000 – $143,000
Hyliion1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Paylocity1$176,270$176,270 – $176,270

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Santa Clara, CA39$216,258
Bellevue, WA7$189,542
Farmington Hills, MI5$146,160
Overland Park, KS4$147,494
Englewood, CO4$152,152
Bothell, WA3$189,888
Atlanta, GA3$172,641
Plano, TX3$156,998
Richmond, VA3$170,000
Denver, CO3$164,112
Seattle, WA2$211,123
Houston, TX2$149,832
Cedar Park, TX1$160,000
Livonia, MI1$133,957
Miami, FL1$110,947

Wage levels

Level I0% · 0
Level II4% · 2
Level III16% · 7
Level IV80% · 36

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