Consulting Principal Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 104 H-1B filings report for “Consulting Principal Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Consulting Principal Software Engineer?
$145k median H-1B base salary for a Consulting Principal Software Engineer, typically $126k to $170k, across 104 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026). Highest in North Carolina at $145k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1North Carolina49$145ksame
- 2Georgia23$136k−$9k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $145kfor 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 a Consulting Principal Software Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Consulting Principal Software Engineer roles are LexisNexis, RELX, Elsevier, and LNRS Data Services, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Consulting Principal Software Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1LexisNexis58 filings$138k
- 2RELX30 filings$165k
- 3Elsevier10 filings$160k
- 4LNRS Data Services4 filings$177k
- 5Accuity2 filings$118k
Related titles in this family
123 filings carry “Consulting Principal Software Engineer” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Consulting/Principal Software Engineer18 filings$163k
- 2Sr Consulting/Principal Software Engineer1 filings$168k
Figures are for the exact title “Consulting Principal Software Engineer”; 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.