Principal Manager Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 28 H-1B filings report for “Principal Manager Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Manager Software Engineer?
$186k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Manager Software Engineer, typically $173k to $199k, across 28 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California27$186ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $186kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Qualcomm28 filings$186k
Related titles in this family
33 filings carry “Principal Manager Software Engineer” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal Manager, Software Engineering4 filings$204k
- 2Sr. Principal / Manager, Software Engineering1 filings$248k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Manager Software 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.