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Principal Data Engineer, H-1B salary

What 941 H-1B filings report for “Principal Data Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$141k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Data Engineer, typically $117k to $200k, across 941 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $198k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$117k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$126k–$168k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$141,170
941 filings
Top (p90)
$200k
90th percentile
p10 $117k
median $141k
p90 $200k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1New York30$198k+$57k
  • 2California147$175k+$34k
  • 3New Jersey27$167k+$26k
  • 4Massachusetts43$150k+$9k
  • 5Georgia22$143k+$2k
  • 6Illinois94$138k−$3k
  • 7Rhode Island20$137k−$4k
  • 8Texas155$135k−$6k
  • 9Arizona23$135k−$6k
  • 10North Carolina217$131k−$10k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $141kfor 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 Data Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Data Engineer roles are Fidelity, Discover, Walmart, Optum, and Ally Financial, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Data Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

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Related titles in this family

1,230 filings carry “Principal Data Engineer” in the title, across 111 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal Data 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.