H-1B Salary Lookup

Principal Software Engineer/Developer H-1B Salary by Company

298 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Principal Software Engineer/Developer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Software Developers, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Business Intelligence Analysts.

$132,050Median salary
$129,04225th percentile
$146,96075th percentile
298Filings

Top-paying companies for Principal Software Engineer/Developer

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

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Fidelity Technology Group289$132,781$129,042 – $147,056
National Charitable Services5$125,119$124,084 – $131,120

Companies filing the most Principal Software Engineer/Developer H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Fidelity Technology Group289$132,781$129,042 – $147,056
National Charitable Services5$125,119$124,084 – $131,120
Fidelity Brokerage Services1$119,920$119,920 – $119,920
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company1$125,537$125,537 – $125,537
Fidelity Management & Research Company1$134,868$134,868 – $134,868
Fidelity Workplace Investing1$125,429$125,429 – $125,429

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Durham, NC152$131,120
Westlake, TX96$140,150
Merrimack, NH14$141,275
Jersey City, NJ12$128,206
Smithfield, RI10$147,680
Boston, MA7$136,223
Salt Lake City, UT4$138,152
Haymarket, VA1$161,741
Arlington, VA1$131,866
San Francisco, CA1$145,234

Wage levels

Level I0% · 0
Level II2% · 1
Level III2% · 1
Level IV95% · 42

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