Principal Software Engineering H-1B salaries

Employers filed 69 certified H-1B applications for Principal Software Engineering roles between Feb 2024 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $176,280.

Median salary offered: $176,280
Middle half earn: $169,023 to $185,000
Top 10% earn over: $196,975
Certified filings: 69

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
AT&T Services, Inc.	47	$180,569	$170,128 – $185,000
Insurance Services Office, Inc	3	$172,900	$160,622 – $172,900
The Options Clearing Corporation	3	$189,700	$179,400 – $191,750
LTIMindtree Limited	3	$142,600	$130,848 – $161,460
Alcon Research, LLC	2	$144,788	$139,672 – $149,904
Slalom, Inc.	2	$165,884	$162,229 – $169,540
NIKE, Inc.	2	$217,894	$215,447 – $220,342
Cricket Wireless, LLC	2	$164,103	$160,458 – $167,748
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.	1	$134,992	$134,992 – $134,992
CoreLogic Solutions, LLC	1	$181,200	$181,200 – $181,200
Global Music Rights LLC	1	$176,134	$176,134 – $176,134
Forged Fiber 37 LLC	1	$157,974	$157,974 – $157,974
Planet Equity Group	1	$220,000	$220,000 – $220,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Plano, TX	17	$181,500	$173,710 – $185,000
Dallas, TX	16	$173,905	$169,081 – $180,894
Alpharetta, GA	10	$175,268	$169,289 – $181,169
Bothell, WA	4	$197,597	$193,498 – $202,726
Atlanta, GA	3	$156,814	$149,707 – $164,103
Jersey City, NJ	3	$172,900	$160,622 – $172,900
Beaverton, OR	2	$217,894	$215,447 – $220,342
Ballwin, MO	1	$182,618	$182,618 – $182,618
Aurora, IL	1	$220,000	$220,000 – $220,000
Chicago, IL	1	$173,195	$173,195 – $173,195
Detroit, MI	1	$158,574	$158,574 – $158,574
Burbank, CA	1	$176,134	$176,134 – $176,134
Bellevue, WA	1	$119,095	$119,095 – $119,095
Irving, TX	1	$181,200	$181,200 – $181,200
Goleta, CA	1	$134,557	$134,557 – $134,557
Middletown, NJ	1	$185,000	$185,000 – $185,000
Lake Forest, CA	1	$155,019	$155,019 – $155,019
Omaha, NE	1	$134,992	$134,992 – $134,992
Sanford, FL	1	$157,974	$157,974 – $157,974
Tampa, FL	1	$181,569	$181,569 – $181,569

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	5	$167,475
Level III	3	$180,320
Level IV	56	$178,442

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2024	24	$172,551
2025	26	$180,988
2026	19	$176,280