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Principal Application Engineer, H-1B salary

What 586 H-1B filings report for “Principal Application Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Application Engineer?

$145k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Application Engineer, typically $119k to $166k, across 586 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $150k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$119k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$134k–$152k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$145,000
586 filings
Top (p90)
$166k
90th percentile
p10 $119k
median $145k
p90 $166k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California170$150k+$5k
  • 2Illinois296$145ksame
  • 3Texas54$141k−$4k

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 Principal Application Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Application Engineer roles are Discover, Cadence, Capital One, ANSYS, and Diners Club International, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Application Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

701 filings carry “Principal Application Engineer” in the title, across 26 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal Application 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.