Principal Software Systems Engineer, H-1B salary
What 28 H-1B filings report for “Principal Software Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Software Systems Engineer?
$174k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Software Systems Engineer, typically $137k to $196k, across 28 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
- 1California25$175k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $174kfor 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 Systems Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Software Systems Engineer roles are Extreme Networks and Yahoo, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Software Systems Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Extreme Networks20 filings$175k
- 2Yahoo5 filings$176k
- 3Geode Capital Management1 filings$108k
- 4HP1 filings$139k
- 5Liberty Mutual1 filings$134k
Related titles in this family
32 filings carry “Principal Software Systems Engineer” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal Software Systems Engineer, Gxp Systems1 filings$160k
- 2Principal Software Systems Engineering1 filings$110k
- 3Senior Principal Software Systems Engineer1 filings$184k
- 4Sr. Principal Software Systems Engineer1 filings$158k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Software Systems Engineer”; 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.