Principal Software Engineer/Developer at Fidelity
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Fidelity pay a Principal Software Engineer/Developer on an H-1B?
$117k Fidelity has filed 2,386 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Software Engineer/Developer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $117k. Most of those filings fall between $109k and $130k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
2,386
Median base salary
$117k
Middle 50%
$109k to $130k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Software Engineer/Developer at Fidelity, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 248 | $133k |
| FY2025 | 321 | $132k |
| FY2024 | 311 | $132k |
| FY2023 | 206 | $121k |
| FY2022 | 382 | $113k |
| FY2021 | 382 | $109k |
| FY2020 | 232 | $108k |
| FY2019 | 137 | $99k |
| FY2018 | 112 | $100k |
| FY2017 | 55 | $101k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | 1,242 | $113k |
| Westlake, TX | 550 | $120k |
| Boston, MA | 166 | $116k |
| Merrimack, NH | 158 | $120k |
| Smithfield, RI | 85 | $114k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 63 | $128k |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 45 | $107k |
| Covington, KY | 15 | $109k |
| Cary, NC | 5 | $100k |
| Austin, TX | 4 | $112k |
| Charlotte, NC | 3 | $120k |
| Haymarket, VA | 3 | $148k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $99k |
| Level II | 4 | $95k |
| Level III | 1,821 | $113k |
| Level IV | 56 | $157k |
Other roles Fidelity sponsors
Senior Software Engineer/Developer 3,096Senior Full Stack Engineer 811Principal Full Stack Engineer 705Director, Software Engineering 402Software Engineer/Developer 393Principal Data Engineer 280Director, Architecture 262Senior Systems Analyst 255Senior Data Engineer 217Director, Full Stack Engineering 216Principal Systems Analyst 203Principal Cloud Engineer 156