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Principal Systems Software Engineer, H-1B salary

What 97 H-1B filings report for “Principal Systems Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$223k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Systems Software Engineer, typically $148k to $272k, across 97 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$148k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$175k–$272k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$223,142
97 filings
Top (p90)
$272k
90th percentile
p10 $148k
median $223k
p90 $272k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California68$223ksame

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $223kfor 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 Software Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Systems Software Engineer roles are Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nvidia, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Systems Software 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

106 filings carry “Principal Systems Software Engineer” 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 Software 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.