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Principal System Architecture Engineer, H-1B salary

What 100 H-1B filings report for “Principal System Architecture Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Principal System Architecture Engineer?

$156k median H-1B base salary for a Principal System Architecture Engineer, typically $133k to $182k, across 100 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$133k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$143k–$170k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$156,420
100 filings
Top (p90)
$182k
90th percentile
p10 $133k
median $156k
p90 $182k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Washington56$155k−$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $156kfor 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 System Architecture Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal System Architecture Engineer roles are T-Mobile and Viavi Solutions, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal System Architecture Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Figures are for the exact title “Principal System Architecture 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.