Principal Software Engineer at Walmart
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Walmart pay a Principal Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$181k Walmart has filed 444 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 $181k. Most of those filings fall between $153k and $207k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
444
Median base salary
$181k
Middle 50%
$153k to $207k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Software Engineer at Walmart, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 87 | $180k |
| FY2025 | 71 | $153k |
| FY2024 | 68 | $151k |
| FY2023 | 55 | $168k |
| FY2022 | 38 | $211k |
| FY2021 | 47 | $214k |
| FY2020 | 30 | $204k |
| FY2019 | 27 | $192k |
| FY2018 | 15 | $190k |
| FY2017 | 6 | $183k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 222 | $186k |
| Bentonville, AR | 99 | $170k |
| San Bruno, CA | 18 | $188k |
| Hoboken, NJ | 16 | $218k |
| Mountain House, CA | 14 | $186k |
| Dallas, TX | 10 | $177k |
| Tracy, CA | 9 | $153k |
| Bellevue, WA | 9 | $223k |
| Lathrop, CA | 8 | $153k |
| Fremont, CA | 7 | $213k |
| Reston, VA | 6 | $180k |
| Emeryville, CA | 3 | $149k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | $144k |
| Level III | 231 | $200k |
| Level IV | 90 | $180k |