Principal Software Engineering Lead, H-1B salary
What 29 H-1B filings report for “Principal Software Engineering Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Software Engineering Lead?
$184k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Software Engineering Lead, typically $176k to $201k, across 29 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2021).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington27$185k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $184kfor 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
- 1Microsoft28 filings$184k
- 2Credify Finance Corporation1 filings$137k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Software Engineering Lead”; 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.