Principal Software Engineer at FactSet
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does FactSet pay a Principal Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$180k FactSet has filed 22 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $180k. Most of those filings fall between $170k and $190k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
22
Median base salary
$180k
Middle 50%
$170k to $190k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Software Engineer at FactSet, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $170k |
| FY2025 | 6 | $185k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $200k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $200k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $175k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $190k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $130k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $120k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $120k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norwalk, CT | 10 | $175k |
| New York, NY | 5 | $185k |
| Tampa, FL | 2 | $164k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $200k |
| Milford, CT | 1 | $160k |
| Montvale, NJ | 1 | $190k |
| Randolph, NJ | 1 | $180k |
| Secaucus, NJ | 1 | $200k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 6 | $188k |
| Level III | 7 | $170k |
| Level IV | 8 | $178k |