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Principal Software Engineering, H-1B salary

What 118 H-1B filings report for “Principal Software Engineering” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Software Engineering?

$169k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Software Engineering, typically $130k to $193k, across 118 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$130k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$144k–$181k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$168,894
118 filings
Top (p90)
$193k
90th percentile
p10 $130k
median $169k
p90 $193k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Texas57$169ksame

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $169kfor 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 Software Engineering?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Software Engineering roles are AT&T, E-Trade, Sabre GLBL, Options Clearing, and LTIMindtree, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Software Engineering 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

454 filings carry “Principal Software Engineering” in the title, across 41 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal Software Engineering”; 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.