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Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft

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

What does Microsoft pay a Principal Software Engineering Manager on an H-1B?

$195k Microsoft has filed 104 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Software Engineering Manager with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2023 at a median base salary of $195k. Most of those filings fall between $182k and $207k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
104
Median base salary
$195k
Middle 50%
$182k to $207k

Filings and pay by year

Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, by fiscal year

Show the numbers behind this chart
Microsoft Principal Software Engineering Manager H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY20234$220k
FY202220$215k
FY202111$195k
FY20204$201k
FY201910$192k
FY201836$189k
FY201719$181k

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Redmond, WA65$195k
Bellevue, WA16$184k
Sunnyvale, CA6$214k
Los Angeles, CA3$188k
Issaquah, WA3$197k
Aliso Viejo, CA2$211k
Malvern, PA2$169k
Atlanta, GA1$202k
Charlotte, NC1$180k
Dublin, CA1$203k
Fremont, CA1$260k
Irving, TX1$200k

Prevailing-wage level

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

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level II1$205k
Level IV94$195k

Other roles Microsoft sponsors

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