Principal Process Engineer, H-1B salary
What 101 H-1B filings report for “Principal Process Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Process Engineer?
$135k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Process Engineer, typically $105k to $177k, across 101 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Texas at $166k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Texas20$166k+$31k
- 2California22$131k−$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $135kfor 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 Process Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Process Engineer roles are Bayer, Worley, Medtronic, TechnipFMC, and FormFactor, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Process Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Bayer10 filings$140k
- 2Worley6 filings$171k
- 3Medtronic5 filings$124k
- 4TechnipFMC5 filings$126k
- 5FormFactor5 filings$103k
- 6TSMC4 filings$146k
- 7Enovix4 filings$111k
- 8McDermott4 filings$157k
- 9Evonik3 filings$107k
- 10Gastech Engineering3 filings$193k
- 11Technip Energies3 filings$141k
- 12Lummus Technology3 filings$174k
- 13Pfizer3 filings$177k
- 14ASM2 filings$132k
- 15ES Foundry2 filings$132k
- 16Glasgow Consulting Group LLC2 filings$120k
- 17IQA Solutions2 filings$145k
- 18Novelis Alr Rolled Products2 filings$110k
- 19Western Digital2 filings$147k
- 20Stantec2 filings$136k
- 211st American Nuclear Company1 filings$175k
- 22Ausenco PSI1 filings$107k
- 23Aeolus Labs, Inc.1 filings$180k
- 24Boston Scientific1 filings$118k
- 25Broken Hill Proprietary1 filings$198k
- 26Catalent1 filings$120k
- 27Chobani1 filings$175k
- 28Diamond Foundry1 filings$165k
- 29Eli Lilly1 filings$117k
- 30Enevate1 filings$138k
- 31Greatbatch1 filings$125k
- 32GTL Americas1 filings$104k
- 33Haleon1 filings$104k
- 34GlobalFoundries1 filings$98k
- 35HOYA Surgical Optics1 filings$131k
- 36Lilac Solutions1 filings$150k
- 37Lithios1 filings$142k
- 38Pharmateck, LLC1 filings$94k
- 39Pepperidge Farm1 filings$124k
- 40Plaquemines LNG Operations1 filings$247k
- 41Quotient Sciences - Philadelphia1 filings$140k
- 42Sedgman USA1 filings$131k
- 43Schwan's Shared Services1 filings$101k
- 44Seagen1 filings$142k
- 45SubCom1 filings$105k
- 46Venture Global LNG1 filings$225k
- 47Veranova1 filings$175k
- 48Worleyparsons Group1 filings$141k
- 49WuXi1 filings$138k
Related titles in this family
133 filings carry “Principal Process Engineer” in the title, across 11 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Principal Process Engineer18 filings$145k
- 2Principal Process Engineer I (1892.414)3 filings$150k
- 3Principal Process Engineer I (1892.865)3 filings$150k
- 4Sr. Principal Process Engineer2 filings$152k
- 5Mst Principal Process Engineer1 filings$80k
- 6Principal Process Engineer – Cmos Image Sensor1 filings$108k
- 7Principal Process Engineer III1 filings$169k
- 8Principal Process Engineer - Nano Diffusion1 filings$163k
- 9Senior Manager, Principal Process Engineer1 filings$139k
- 10Sr Principal, Process Engineering1 filings$166k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Process 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.