Developer Principal Software Developer, H-1B salary
What 3,022 H-1B filings report for “Developer Principal Software Developer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Developer Principal Software Developer?
$119k median H-1B base salary for a Developer Principal Software Developer, typically $101k to $146k, across 3,022 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $153k median.
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Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California100$153k+$34k
- 2New York20$142k+$23k
- 3Washington41$140k+$21k
- 4Arizona26$137k+$18k
- 5Virginia25$134k+$15k
- 6New Jersey92$128k+$9k
- 7Illinois49$122k+$3k
- 8Texas638$120k+$1k
- 9New Hampshire166$120k+$1k
- 10Florida49$118k−$1k
- 11Massachusetts213$116k−$3k
- 12Pennsylvania29$115k−$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $119kfor 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 Developer Principal Software Developer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Developer Principal Software Developer roles are Fidelity, Discover, Incandescent Technologies, PNC Financial Services, and Synechron, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Developer Principal Software Developer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Fidelity2,392 filings$117k
- 2Discover40 filings$122k
- 3Incandescent Technologies32 filings$98k
- 4PNC Financial Services31 filings$117k
- 5Synechron29 filings$106k
- 6Nielsen28 filings$121k
- 7Liberty Mutual24 filings$128k
- 8Savvas Learning19 filings$148k
- 9Mercury Insurance Services15 filings$137k
- 10Western Digital15 filings$149k
- 11SAS15 filings$141k
- 12Accelalpha11 filings$126k
- 13Nationstar Mortgage11 filings$135k
- 14Deltek10 filings$145k
- 15Ally Financial8 filings$124k
- 16Fortinet8 filings$177k
- 17Pearson8 filings$137k
- 18T-Mobile7 filings$143k
- 19Alticor7 filings$137k
- 20Intergraph6 filings$110k
- 21MathWorks6 filings$161k
- 22Atlassian6 filings$179k
- 23Disney6 filings$174k
- 24Compunnel5 filings$140k
- 25SKULogic5 filings$105k
- 26Tri Dimensional Solutions5 filings$120k
- 27Halliburton5 filings$124k
- 28AssureCare4 filings$141k
- 29Digipulse Technologies4 filings$140k
- 30Entrust4 filings$133k
- 31King County4 filings$179k
- 32LPL Financial4 filings$166k
- 33ANSYS4 filings$105k
- 34Aspen Technology4 filings$127k
- 35Axway4 filings$117k
- 36CK-12 Foundation4 filings$218k
- 37Entrust Datacard4 filings$114k
- 38Parsons4 filings$132k
- 39Sagent M&C4 filings$135k
- 40Ancestry.com Operations4 filings$163k
- 41Accenture3 filings$125k
- 42BlackBerry3 filings$139k
- 43Bank of the West3 filings$124k
- 44General Dynamics Information Technology3 filings$144k
- 45Synaptek3 filings$131k
- 46Securonix3 filings$111k
- 47Synergech Technology Solutions3 filings$143k
- 48AnaData3 filings$120k
- 49Aptos3 filings$123k
- 50Xtivia3 filings$125k
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