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Senior Principal Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 93 certified H-1B applications for Senior Principal Engineer roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $175,000. The typical offer was 9% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$175,000
Middle half earn
$140,000 to $224,682
Top 10% earn over
$245,740
Certified filings
93

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Pay by employer

Autodesk, Inc.8$202,848+16%$197,983 – $213,933
SambaNova Systems Inc.6$219,841+26%$204,744 – $224,682
United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC4$140,000−20%$140,000 – $142,500
Hughes Systique Private Limited3$140,000−20%$125,000 – $148,000
F5, Inc.3$265,148+52%$255,324 – $270,074
Arm, Inc.3$161,179−8%$161,179 – $183,040
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.3$226,158+29%$223,304 – $233,216
Astera Labs INC2$250,000+43%$245,000 – $255,000
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company2$157,333−10%$157,000 – $157,666
Experian Information Solutions Inc.2$245,800+40%$245,800 – $245,800
Mobileum, Inc.2$107,984−38%$98,629 – $117,338
NXP USA, Inc.2$204,402+17%$203,691 – $205,114
SysCloud, Inc.2$122,266−30%$121,633 – $122,898
Revenue Solutions Inc.2$156,567−11%$156,567 – $156,567
DocuSign Inc.2$271,900+55%$271,900 – $271,900
Hazen and Sawyer, D.P.C.2$127,702−27%$121,945 – $133,458
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)2$231,276+32%$231,276 – $231,276
Upscale AI, Inc2$220,000+26%$220,000 – $220,000
Edwards Lifesciences LLC2$136,105−22%$128,383 – $143,827
AspenTech Corporation1$139,050−21%$139,050 – $139,050
Atlassian US, Inc.1$290,000+66%$290,000 – $290,000
Archer Technologies LLC1$122,944−30%$122,944 – $122,944
Alphacore, Inc.1$170,000−3%$170,000 – $170,000
Alcon Research, LLC1$135,762−22%$135,762 – $135,762
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.1$135,800−22%$135,800 – $135,800
AES US Services, LLC1$140,000−20%$140,000 – $140,000
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC1$140,000−20%$140,000 – $140,000
Genesis Molecular AI, Inc.1$213,512+22%$213,512 – $213,512
Enovix Corporation1$137,301−22%$137,301 – $137,301
Emerson Electric Co.1$138,000−21%$138,000 – $138,000
Coherent Corp.1$138,715−21%$138,715 – $138,715
Celero Communications, Inc.1$245,000+40%$245,000 – $245,000
CommVault Systems,Inc.1$210,000+20%$210,000 – $210,000
Electric Power Engineers, LLC1$180,000+3%$180,000 – $180,000
Bolster, Inc.1$226,138+29%$226,138 – $226,138
Baxalta US Inc.1$163,582−7%$163,582 – $163,582
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.1$232,000+33%$232,000 – $232,000
Magna Electronics, Inc.1$153,573−12%$153,573 – $153,573
Jabil Inc.1$217,630+24%$217,630 – $217,630
Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc.1$206,400+18%$206,400 – $206,400
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.1$152,200−13%$152,200 – $152,200
Invesco Group Services, Inc.1$175,0000%$175,000 – $175,000
Parker Hannifin Corporation1$119,829−32%$119,829 – $119,829
Optum Services, Inc.1$144,518−17%$144,518 – $144,518
Opes Solutions LLC1$116,771−33%$116,771 – $116,771
McStarlite Co.1$165,000−6%$165,000 – $165,000
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc.1$140,850−20%$140,850 – $140,850
Johnson Electric North America, Inc.1$70,158−60%$70,158 – $70,158
Sage Software Inc.1$206,500+18%$206,500 – $206,500
Radiant Logic, Inc.1$169,528−3%$169,528 – $169,528

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
Santa Clara, CA8$226,148$220,338 – $234,000
San Francisco, CA7$206,315$199,192 – $214,354
San Jose, CA7$217,630$207,450 – $238,280
Austin, TX5$175,000$161,179 – $215,000
Atlanta, GA5$152,200$123,531 – $175,000
Palo Alto, CA4$224,682$218,843 – $225,051
Irvine, CA4$178,687$143,827 – $215,619
Pontiac, MI4$140,000$140,000 – $142,500
Plano, TX3$231,276$185,638 – $231,276
Manteca, CA2$107,984$98,629 – $117,338
Seattle, WA2$260,370$254,604 – $266,135
Cary, NC2$156,567$156,567 – $156,567
Bothell, WA2$205,950$172,975 – $238,925
Houston, TX2$160,842$149,946 – $171,738
Costa Mesa, CA2$245,800$245,800 – $245,800
Dallas, TX1$116,189$116,189 – $116,189
Dayton, OH1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Johns Creek, GA1$135,762$135,762 – $135,762
Harbor City, CA1$165,000$165,000 – $165,000
Fremont, CA1$137,301$137,301 – $137,301

By experience level

Level I2$104,604
Level II8$170,000
Level III24$145,774
Level IV54$206,358

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

By year

20238$139,000
202429$180,000
202539$199,381
202617$170,000

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