Principal AI Engineer, H-1B salary
What 34 H-1B filings report for “Principal AI Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal AI Engineer?
$238k median H-1B base salary for a Principal AI Engineer, typically $137k to $335k, across 34 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2024 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Principal AI Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal AI Engineer roles are Empire Acquisition Corp 2 and BCG, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal AI Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Empire Acquisition Corp 24 filings$350k
- 2BCG4 filings$234k
- 3Finster AI2 filings$300k
- 4Formidium2 filings$153k
- 5Lgnd AI2 filings$250k
- 6Ouro Global2 filings$250k
- 7Onyx Platform2 filings$80k
- 8Arm1 filings$212k
- 9Ascend Learning1 filings$150k
- 10Datacor1 filings$235k
- 11GE HealthCare1 filings$285k
- 12Gainwell Technologies1 filings$152k
- 13Hologic1 filings$190k
- 14American IT Minds1 filings$132k
- 15Newmark1 filings$300k
- 16Nextracker1 filings$240k
- 17PointClickCare1 filings$220k
- 18Rapid71 filings$270k
- 19Rowan University1 filings$123k
- 20SCal Mobile1 filings$200k
- 21Spacewalk Security, Inc.1 filings$205k
- 22Target1 filings$193k
- 23VTVK1 filings$275k
Related titles in this family
42 filings carry “Principal AI Engineer” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal AI Engineer - I3 filings$125k
- 2Avp, Principal AI Engineer1 filings$300k
- 3Principal AI Engineer - II1 filings$125k
- 4Principal AI Engineer, Robot Perception1 filings$188k
- 5Principal - AI Engineering1 filings$215k
- 6Senior AI Engineer / Principal AI Engineer1 filings$86k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal AI 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.