Principal Software Engineering Manager, H-1B salary
What 106 H-1B filings report for “Principal Software Engineering Manager” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Software Engineering Manager?
$195k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Software Engineering Manager, typically $174k to $228k, across 106 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington85$192k−$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $195kfor 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 Manager?
The employer that files the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Software Engineering Manager roles is Microsoft, based on its U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Software Engineering Manager 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
108 filings carry “Principal Software Engineering Manager” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal Software Engineering Manager Lead1 filings$224k
- 2Vice President, Sr. Principal Software Engineering Manager1 filings$160k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Software Engineering Manager”; 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.