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Principal System Engineer, H-1B salary

What 105 H-1B filings report for “Principal System Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$150k median H-1B base salary for a Principal System Engineer, typically $125k to $180k, across 105 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Texas at $157k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$125k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$135k–$167k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$150,000
105 filings
Top (p90)
$180k
90th percentile
p10 $125k
median $150k
p90 $180k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Texas38$157k+$7k
  • 2California21$145k−$5k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $150kfor 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 Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal System Engineer roles are AT&T and Hitachi Rail, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal System Engineer 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

174 filings carry “Principal System Engineer” in the title, across 19 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal System 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.