Associate Principal, H-1B salary
What 163 H-1B filings report for “Associate Principal” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Associate Principal?
$185k median H-1B base salary for an Associate Principal, typically $105k to $271k, across 163 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Illinois at $223k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Illinois24$223k+$38k
- 2California41$176k−$9k
- 3New York32$164k−$21k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $185kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Associate Principal?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Associate Principal roles are ZS Associates, MathCo, CRA International, Westernacher & Partner Consulting, and Arup, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Associate Principal filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1ZS Associates51 filings$261k
- 2MathCo18 filings$205k
- 3CRA International10 filings$152k
- 4Westernacher & Partner Consulting9 filings$160k
- 5Arup8 filings$202k
- 6Trinity Partners5 filings$175k
- 7Bristlecone5 filings$103k
- 8Korn Ferry4 filings$95k
- 9Rider Levett Bucknall4 filings$175k
- 10ClearView Healthcare Partners3 filings$230k
- 11Guidehouse3 filings$168k
- 12Kohn Pedersen Fox3 filings$100k
- 13Airbnb3 filings$153k
- 14LTIMindtree3 filings$96k
- 15The Hackett Group3 filings$255k
- 16Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates2 filings$144k
- 17RC Design Collaborative2 filings$120k
- 18Eversana Life Science Services2 filings$167k
- 19Sutherland2 filings$102k
- 20Alfa Tech Consulting Engineers1 filings$120k
- 21Ba Collective1 filings$83k
- 22Blue Matter Consulting1 filings$185k
- 23Consultancy by Kingfisher1 filings$100k
- 24Cambridge Pharma Consultancy1 filings$215k
- 25Daggerwing Group1 filings$148k
- 26DeSimone Consulting Engineering1 filings$180k
- 27Google1 filings$168k
- 28Grimshaw Architects1 filings$140k
- 29Interface Engineering1 filings$175k
- 30Integral Group1 filings$132k
- 31Kepler Cannon1 filings$157k
- 32Mastech Digital1 filings$128k
- 33Simplus1 filings$138k
- 34Partners in Performance1 filings$259k
- 35Pharmaceutical Research Associates1 filings$140k
- 36Shenoy Engineering, PC1 filings$132k
- 37The Home for Little Wanderers1 filings$85k
- 38TreanorHL, Inc.1 filings$95k
- 39Tuscany Strategy Consulting1 filings$140k
- 40Viscadia1 filings$227k
- 41William J. Peltier & Associates1 filings$134k
- 42umlaut1 filings$125k
Related titles in this family
1,731 filings carry “Associate Principal” in the title, across 397 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Associate Principal - Technology152 filings$119k
- 2Associate Principal, Software Engineering88 filings$135k
- 3Associate Principal - Architecture61 filings$138k
- 4Associate Principal Scientist, Statistical Programming61 filings$136k
- 5Associate Principal Scientist, Biostatistics49 filings$131k
- 6Associate Principal Engineer47 filings$110k
- 7Associate Principal Scientist35 filings$129k
- 8Associate, Principal Developer34 filings$125k
- 9Associate Principal - Data Engineering30 filings$101k
- 10Associate Principal - Package Implementation27 filings$102k
- 11Associate Principal (Software Engineer)26 filings$129k
- 12Associate Principal Trust & Safety Analysis25 filings$172k
Figures are for the exact title “Associate Principal”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.