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Senior Principal Application Engineer, H-1B salary

What 21 H-1B filings report for “Senior Principal Application Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$172k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Principal Application Engineer, typically $133k to $225k, across 21 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)
$152k–$199k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$172,200
21 filings
Top (p90)
$225k
90th percentile
p10 $133k
median $172k
p90 $225k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

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Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Senior Principal Application Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Principal Application Engineer roles are STMicroelectronics, Ampere Computing, Cypress Semiconductor, Amtrak, and Astera Labs, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Principal Application 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

3 filings carry “Senior Principal Application Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Principal Application 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.