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Principal Engineer at Eli Lilly

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Eli Lilly pay a Principal Engineer on an H-1B?

$135k Eli Lilly has filed 10 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2022 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $135k. Most of those filings fall between $117k and $138k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
10
Median base salary
$135k
Middle 50%
$117k to $138k

Filings and pay by year

Principal Engineer at Eli Lilly, by fiscal year

Show the numbers behind this chart
Eli Lilly Principal Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)2$143k
FY20254$133k
FY20243$135k
FY20221$112k

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

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Indianapolis, IN3$114k
New York, NY3$138k
Boston, MA2$143k
Concord, NC1$111k
Secaucus, NJ1$135k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level II3$135k
Level III2$113k
Level IV5$138k

Other roles Eli Lilly sponsors

See Eli Lilly's full H-1B and green-card profile