Principal Software Applications Engineer, H-1B salary
What 32 H-1B filings report for “Principal Software Applications Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Software Applications Engineer?
$116k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Software Applications Engineer, typically $100k to $181k, across 32 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Not enough state-level data.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Principal Software Applications Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Software Applications Engineer roles are Techlogix, Qualcomm, and Red Hat, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Software Applications Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Techlogix18 filings$111k
- 2Qualcomm6 filings$170k
- 3Red Hat3 filings$115k
- 4Automattic1 filings$193k
- 5Extreme Networks1 filings$157k
- 6Genesys1 filings$117k
- 7GEO Semiconductor1 filings$181k
- 8Yahoo1 filings$189k
Related titles in this family
34 filings carry “Principal Software Applications Engineer” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal Software Applications Engineer, IT1 filings$168k
- 2Senior Principal Software Applications Engineer, IT1 filings$199k
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