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Principal Systems Developer, H-1B salary

What 66 H-1B filings report for “Principal Systems Developer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Systems Developer?

$133k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Systems Developer, typically $125k to $143k, across 66 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$125k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$127k–$137k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$133,000
66 filings
Top (p90)
$143k
90th percentile
p10 $125k
median $133k
p90 $143k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Massachusetts25$135k+$2k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $133kfor 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 Systems Developer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Systems Developer roles are Fresenius Medical Care, Nationstar Mortgage, and Amtrak, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Systems Developer 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

72 filings carry “Principal Systems Developer” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal Systems Developer”; 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.