Principal Software Engineer at Autodesk
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Autodesk pay a Principal Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$164k Autodesk has filed 58 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $164k. Most of those filings fall between $150k and $170k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
58
Median base salary
$164k
Middle 50%
$150k to $170k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Software Engineer at Autodesk, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 7 | $178k |
| FY2025 | 6 | $166k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $158k |
| FY2023 | 8 | $161k |
| FY2022 | 13 | $147k |
| FY2021 | 8 | $163k |
| FY2020 | 10 | $168k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $157k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 28 | $168k |
| Portland, OR | 8 | $142k |
| Novi, MI | 4 | $150k |
| Bellevue, WA | 3 | $158k |
| Ashburn, VA | 2 | $164k |
| South Elgin, IL | 2 | $157k |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $140k |
| Camas, WA | 1 | $147k |
| Farmers Branch, TX | 1 | $157k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $180k |
| Manchester, NH | 1 | $114k |
| Mechanicsville, VA | 1 | $166k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 2 | $152k |
| Level III | 4 | $158k |
| Level IV | 39 | $165k |
Other roles Autodesk sponsors
Senior Software Engineer 212Software Engineer 174Principal Engineer 104Software Development Engineer 82Data Scientist 28Product Manager 23Senior Principal Engineer 23Senior Software Engineer in Test 21Business Intelligence Analyst 18Sr. Software Engineer 18Manager, Software Development 18Senior Financial Analyst 17