Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT at Dell
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Dell pay a Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT on an H-1B?
$150k Dell has filed 232 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $150k. Most of those filings fall between $135k and $165k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
232
Median base salary
$150k
Middle 50%
$135k to $165k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT at Dell, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 26 | $166k |
| FY2025 | 27 | $165k |
| FY2024 | 41 | $163k |
| FY2023 | 20 | $150k |
| FY2022 | 29 | $149k |
| FY2021 | 32 | $136k |
| FY2020 | 21 | $134k |
| FY2019 | 22 | $131k |
| FY2018 | 14 | $128k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Round Rock, TX | 171 | $150k |
| Hopkinton, MA | 19 | $145k |
| Leander, TX | 6 | $134k |
| Austin, TX | 6 | $163k |
| McKinney, TX | 3 | $141k |
| Cedar Park, TX | 2 | $154k |
| Cumming, GA | 2 | $138k |
| Nashua, NH | 2 | $160k |
| Southborough, MA | 2 | $124k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $191k |
| Eden Praire, MN | 2 | $159k |
| Georgetown, TX | 2 | $140k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level IV | 224 | $150k |
Other roles Dell sponsors
Software Senior Engineer 599Software Principal Engineer 577Principal Software Engineer - IT 525Software Engineer 2 475Software Senior Principal Engineer 268Senior Software Engineer - IT 178Senior Advisor, Product Management 136Consultant, Product Management 104Senior Advisor, Product Marketing 95Consultant, Product Management - IT 84Software Engineer 1 68Principal Engineer, Service Delivery 65