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Principal Engineer I, H-1B salary

What 282 H-1B filings report for “Principal Engineer I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$129k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Engineer I, typically $106k to $161k, across 282 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$106k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$114k–$140k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$128,898
282 filings
Top (p90)
$161k
90th percentile
p10 $106k
median $129k
p90 $161k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Colorado216$129ksame

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $129kfor 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 Engineer I?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Engineer I roles are Charter Communications, Hughes Network Systems, Western Alliance Bank, Mobiquity, and CVS Health, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Engineer I 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

836 filings carry “Principal Engineer I” in the title, across 138 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal Engineer I”; 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.