Principal Systems Engineer, H-1B salary
What 463 H-1B filings report for “Principal Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Systems Engineer?
$131k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Systems Engineer, typically $102k to $181k, across 463 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $166k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California121$166k+$35k
- 2Massachusetts32$136k+$5k
- 3Texas47$130k−$1k
- 4North Carolina100$113k−$18k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $131kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Systems Engineer roles are Fidelity, Qualcomm, Medtronic, Capgemini, and Ally Financial, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal 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
- 1Fidelity115 filings$111k
- 2Qualcomm28 filings$180k
- 3Medtronic25 filings$130k
- 4Capgemini21 filings$124k
- 5Ally Financial18 filings$139k
- 6Boston Scientific10 filings$143k
- 7Cloudflare9 filings$270k
- 8U.S. Bank NA9 filings$132k
- 9Collins Aerospace8 filings$124k
- 10GAP7 filings$183k
- 11Depository Trust & Clearing7 filings$160k
- 12Arris7 filings$114k
- 13Manhattan Associates6 filings$106k
- 14Amtrak6 filings$144k
- 15REI Systems6 filings$124k
- 16Planet Innovation4 filings$164k
- 17Wi-Fi Alliance4 filings$167k
- 18Fiserv4 filings$118k
- 19Halvik4 filings$110k
- 20BlackBerry4 filings$137k
- 21Itron4 filings$119k
- 22Parallel Wireless4 filings$140k
- 23AT&T3 filings$134k
- 24HERE3 filings$131k
- 25Mercury Insurance Services3 filings$147k
- 26Nisum3 filings$141k
- 27Advanced Bionics3 filings$121k
- 28Cypress Semiconductor3 filings$159k
- 29Dell3 filings$226k
- 30Gartner3 filings$129k
- 31Informatica3 filings$110k
- 32Moderna3 filings$173k
- 33ACI Worldwide2 filings$132k
- 34Advance Auto Parts2 filings$114k
- 35Bombardier Transportation (Holdings)2 filings$100k
- 36Digital Management2 filings$120k
- 37Dun & Bradstreet2 filings$153k
- 38Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, An Exelon Company2 filings$152k
- 39Fortinet2 filings$148k
- 40Home Depot2 filings$162k
- 41Honeywell2 filings$171k
- 42KMC Systems, Inc.2 filings$151k
- 43Kontoor Brands2 filings$154k
- 44Meteorcomm2 filings$159k
- 45National Instruments2 filings$167k
- 46Palo Alto Networks2 filings$192k
- 47RSA2 filings$149k
- 48SAP2 filings$210k
- 49VMware2 filings$212k
- 50Walmart2 filings$167k
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Related titles in this family
599 filings carry “Principal Systems Engineer” in the title, across 60 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Principal Systems Engineer36 filings$139k
- 2Sr. Principal Systems Engineer13 filings$153k
- 3Principal, Systems Engineering4 filings$165k
- 4Consulting/Principal Systems Engineer3 filings$106k
- 5IT Principal Systems Engineer3 filings$175k
- 6Principal Systems Engineer (Biomedical)3 filings$143k
- 7Principal Systems Engineer - SAP Production Planning3 filings$170k
- 8Principal Systems Engineer (17-2199.05 Mech. Engineers)2 filings$123k
- 9Principal Systems Engineer - Atlassian2 filings$202k
- 10Principal Systems Engineer (Computer Systems Analyst)2 filings$111k
- 11Principal Systems Engineer Database Management2 filings$139k
- 12Principal Systems Engineer/Developer2 filings$109k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal 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.