Principal Software Engineer at Okta
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Okta pay a Principal Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$183k Okta has filed 34 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 $183k. Most of those filings fall between $166k and $196k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
34
Median base salary
$183k
Middle 50%
$166k to $196k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Software Engineer at Okta, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $211k |
| FY2025 | 7 | $206k |
| FY2024 | 4 | $193k |
| FY2023 | 4 | $183k |
| FY2022 | 5 | $168k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $163k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $196k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $190k |
| FY2017 | 5 | $170k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 15 | $190k |
| San Jose, CA | 6 | $196k |
| Allen, TX | 2 | $159k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $142k |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $176k |
| Cumming, GA | 1 | $150k |
| Liberty Hill, TX | 1 | $139k |
| Milpitas, CA | 1 | $184k |
| Northlake, TX | 1 | $157k |
| Redmond, WA | 1 | $163k |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $171k |
| San Ramon, CA | 1 | $168k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | $165k |
| Level III | 1 | $131k |
| Level IV | 30 | $183k |
Other roles Okta sponsors
Software Engineer 150Staff Software Engineer 102Senior Software Engineer 78Senior Technical Consultant 25Technical Consultant 23Solutions Engineer 22Senior Software Engineer in Test 21Site Reliability Engineer 17Technical Support Engineer 16Product Manager 14Sales Engineer 13Senior Solutions Engineer 13