Principal Application Engineer at Discover
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Discover pay a Principal Application Engineer on an H-1B?
$145k Discover has filed 277 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Application Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2022 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $145k. Most of those filings fall between $135k and $149k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
277
Median base salary
$145k
Middle 50%
$135k to $149k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Application Engineer at Discover, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 20 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 84 | $149k |
| FY2024 | 61 | $145k |
| FY2023 | 76 | $135k |
| FY2022 | 36 | $126k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riverwoods, IL | 249 | $145k |
| Houston, TX | 12 | $136k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 4 | $134k |
| Fairport, NY | 3 | $109k |
| Arlington Heights, IL | 1 | $134k |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $150k |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $139k |
| Deerfield, IL | 1 | $145k |
| McKinney, TX | 1 | $145k |
| O'Fallon, MO | 1 | $145k |
| Plano, TX | 1 | $137k |
| Powell, OH | 1 | $141k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | $173k |
| Level III | 3 | $122k |
| Level IV | 225 | $145k |
Other roles Discover sponsors
Application Engineer 651Lead Data Science Analyst 342Senior Data Science Analyst 293Principal Data Science 232Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack 213Lead Software Developer 204Senior Associate Application Engineer 132Lead Data Engineer 110Senior Software Developer 88Data Engineer 85Manager Data Science 83Senior Manager Data Science 83