Principal Software Design Engineer, H-1B salary
What 19 H-1B filings report for “Principal Software Design Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Software Design Engineer?
$150k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Software Design Engineer, typically $123k to $175k, across 19 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
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Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Principal Software Design Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Software Design Engineer roles are ZF Group, Amgen, and University of Utah, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Software Design Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1ZF Group7 filings$144k
- 2Amgen3 filings$166k
- 3University of Utah3 filings$150k
- 4SAP1 filings$160k
- 5Microsoft1 filings$197k
- 6Pactera Technologies1 filings$135k
- 7Stryker1 filings$111k
- 8Tektronix1 filings$150k
- 9d-MATRiX1 filings$215k
Related titles in this family
22 filings carry “Principal Software Design Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal Software Design Engineer in Test3 filings$122k
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