H-1B Salary Lookup

Principal Software Development Engineer H-1B Salary by Company

182 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Principal Software Development Engineer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Software Developers, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Computer Programmers.

$212,202Median salary
$211,78725th percentile
$245,75075th percentile
182Filings

Top-paying companies for Principal Software Development Engineer

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

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Zscaler13$239,480$215,000 – $245,000
F58$220,702$213,748 – $225,486
CVS Pharmacy5$215,726$215,726 – $219,798
Amazon.com Services70$213,201$212,202 – $250,475
Workday14$212,202$202,800 – $213,512
Amazon Development Center U.S.14$212,202$212,202 – $254,225
Expedia8$212,202$206,459 – $212,202
Zillow3$212,202$212,202 – $212,857
CVS Shared Services Resources5$205,000$200,000 – $218,000
Fortinet6$204,578$202,693 – $205,362
Caremark3$184,353$183,486 – $184,436
Autodesk4$175,740$165,314 – $186,774

Companies filing the most Principal Software Development Engineer H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Amazon.com Services70$213,201$212,202 – $250,475
Amazon Development Center U.S.14$212,202$212,202 – $254,225
Workday14$212,202$202,800 – $213,512
Zscaler13$239,480$215,000 – $245,000
Expedia8$212,202$206,459 – $212,202
F58$220,702$213,748 – $225,486
Fortinet6$204,578$202,693 – $205,362
CVS Pharmacy5$215,726$215,726 – $219,798
CVS Shared Services Resources5$205,000$200,000 – $218,000
Autodesk4$175,740$165,314 – $186,774
Caremark3$184,353$183,486 – $184,436
Zillow3$212,202$212,202 – $212,857
A9.com2$284,900$271,950 – $297,850
Aetna Resources2$171,896$170,948 – $172,843
Amazon Data Services2$268,550$257,825 – $279,275

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Seattle, WA65$212,202
San Jose, CA19$231,638
Bellevue, WA14$212,202
Santa Clara, CA12$249,807
Pleasanton, CA9$213,512
Sunnyvale, CA7$264,514
Austin, TX4$187,675
East Palo Alto, CA4$260,792
Cupertino, CA3$290,000
Richardson, TX2$184,436
Frisco, TX2$168,099
Palo Alto, CA2$271,550
Hartford, CT2$187,500
Redlands, CA2$212,451
Woonsocket, RI2$215,726

Wage levels

Level I0% · 0
Level II4% · 6
Level III7% · 11
Level IV89% · 140

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