H-1B Salary Lookup

Principal Software Engineering H-1B Salary by Company

31 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Principal Software Engineering" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Software Developers, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects.

$181,200Median salary
$169,64825th percentile
$187,35075th percentile
31Filings

Top-paying companies for Principal Software Engineering

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

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
AT&T Services19$184,046$176,535 – $191,784

Companies filing the most Principal Software Engineering H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
AT&T Services19$184,046$176,535 – $191,784
Alcon Research2$144,788$139,672 – $149,904
Insurance Services Office2$160,622$154,483 – $166,761
The Options Clearing2$179,400$174,250 – $184,550
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group1$134,992$134,992 – $134,992
CoreLogic Solutions1$181,200$181,200 – $181,200
Forged Fiber 371$157,974$157,974 – $157,974
LTIMindtree1$119,095$119,095 – $119,095
Nike1$222,789$222,789 – $222,789
Slalom1$158,574$158,574 – $158,574

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Dallas, TX7$174,100
Plano, TX6$188,312
Alpharetta, GA4$182,390
Bothell, WA3$196,560
Jersey City, NJ2$160,622
Omaha, NE1$134,992
Lake Forest, CA1$155,019
Irving, TX1$181,200
Sanford, FL1$157,974
Bellevue, WA1$119,095
Detroit, MI1$158,574
Goleta, CA1$134,557
Beaverton, OR1$222,789
Middletown, NJ1$185,000

Wage levels

Level I0% · 0
Level II4% · 1
Level III4% · 1
Level IV92% · 24

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