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Principal H-1B salaries

Employers filed 399 certified H-1B applications for Principal roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $250,000.

Median salary offered
$250,000
Middle half earn
$180,000 to $300,000
Top 10% earn over
$400,000
Certified filings
399

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.60$252,900$252,900 – $252,900
Slalom, Inc.33$169,264$155,230 – $181,209
PwC US Consulting LLP21$400,000$400,000 – $662,996
Apollo Management Holdings, L.P.21$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.19$195,000$185,000 – $205,000
Deloitte Consulting LLP16$261,248$214,027 – $393,750
KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC12$205,000$195,000 – $215,000
A.T. Kearney, Inc.12$245,000$245,000 – $245,000
Centerview Partners, LLC8$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
Rocky Mountain Institute, Inc.8$139,823$139,823 – $139,823
Oliver Wyman, LLC8$255,000$255,000 – $256,250
KPMG LLP8$500,000$500,000 – $655,500
KKR Capstone Americas LLC7$230,000$230,000 – $235,000
TransUnion LLC6$156,156$143,895 – $163,363
Roland Berger LP5$270,000$270,000 – $270,000
TheMathCompany, Inc.5$200,000$190,000 – $225,000
ZS Associates, Inc.5$340,000$340,000 – $340,000
Neuberger Berman Group LLC4$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P.4$262,500$250,000 – $275,000
Brevan Howard US Investment Management LP3$250,000$212,500 – $250,000
Altman Solon US, LP3$244,500$242,250 – $244,500
Lycee Francais Nouvelle Orleans3$68,698$68,299 – $74,716
10T Holdings LLC2$177,500$176,250 – $178,750
Sumter County School System2$86,720$86,540 – $86,900
Silver Lake Technology Management, LLC2$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Lewis & Clark Equity Partners, LLC2$216,300$216,300 – $216,300
Blackstone, Inc.2$237,500$231,250 – $243,750
The Brattle Group2$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
Arc Fund Manager LLC2$175,000$175,000 – $175,000
Hg (US) Inc.2$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
Hawk Hill Management Company LLC2$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
The Home for Little Wanderers2$94,405$92,878 – $95,932
Insight Venture Management LLC2$375,000$375,000 – $375,000
Deloitte & Touche LLP2$232,197$220,796 – $243,598
Ares Operations, LLC2$225,000$212,500 – $237,500
RedBird X LLC2$450,000$450,000 – $450,000
Korea Investment Partners US Inc2$140,000$135,000 – $145,000
TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P.2$225,000$225,000 – $225,000
Third Point LLC2$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
PJT Partners Holdings LP2$300,000$300,000 – $300,000
Plaisance Capital Management, LLC2$220,000$220,000 – $220,000
Affine Inc.1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
ABRY Partners II, LLC1$920,000$920,000 – $920,000
Dcvc Management Co LLC1$280,000$280,000 – $280,000
County of Santa Cruz, Nogales Unified School District 11$93,367$93,367 – $93,367
Cortical Ventures Management LLC1$141,036$141,036 – $141,036
Copeland Building Envelope Consulting, Inc.1$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
Clew Partners LLC1$74,131$74,131 – $74,131
Citizens of the World Charter Schools-Los Angeles1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
DGC Fund Management Services LLC1$150,000$150,000 – $150,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY144$250,000$198,750 – $300,000
Chicago, IL27$245,000$164,925 – $261,454
San Francisco, CA24$252,900$208,884 – $260,000
Boston, MA20$256,450$250,000 – $300,000
Menlo Park, CA13$230,000$230,000 – $300,000
Houston, TX12$252,900$192,160 – $252,900
Dallas, TX11$252,900$178,909 – $252,900
Atlanta, GA9$252,900$167,657 – $252,900
Washington, DC7$300,000$256,450 – $375,150
Miami, FL7$252,900$252,893 – $252,900
Summit, NJ7$252,900$252,900 – $252,900
Los Angeles, CA6$188,552$156,776 – $239,675
Seattle, WA6$252,904$252,900 – $363,227
Detroit, MI5$252,900$167,002 – $252,900
Minneapolis, MN4$154,910$153,222 – $160,272
Austin, TX3$200,000$189,172 – $226,450
Oakland, CA3$139,823$127,412 – $139,823
New Orleans, LA3$68,698$68,299 – $74,716
Miami Beach, FL3$175,000$162,500 – $212,500
Santa Clara, CA3$655,500$655,500 – $655,500

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I18$81,210
Level II17$134,000
Level III31$175,000
Level IV292$252,900

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202329$230,000
2024112$252,900
2025157$245,000
2026101$230,000