Senior Principal Engineer, H-1B salary
What 237 H-1B filings report for “Senior Principal Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Principal Engineer?
$160k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Principal Engineer, typically $108k to $225k, across 237 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $190k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California126$190k+$30k
- 2Texas27$160ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $160kfor 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 Senior Principal Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Principal Engineer roles are Autodesk, SambaNova Systems, Hughes Systique, Palo Alto Networks, and Arm, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Principal Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Autodesk23 filings$190k
- 2SambaNova Systems15 filings$215k
- 3Hughes Systique12 filings$110k
- 4Palo Alto Networks10 filings$223k
- 5Arm7 filings$157k
- 6Hazen and Sawyer, D.P.C.6 filings$105k
- 7Marvell6 filings$167k
- 8TEKsystems6 filings$108k
- 9Intercontinental Exchange5 filings$152k
- 10Aspect Software4 filings$109k
- 11United Wholesale Mortgage4 filings$140k
- 12iManage4 filings$180k
- 13Baxalta4 filings$142k
- 14Performance Software4 filings$148k
- 15Hillstone Networks3 filings$140k
- 16Robin Systems3 filings$210k
- 17Toyota3 filings$231k
- 18AMO Manufacturing3 filings$170k
- 19Ampere Computing3 filings$190k
- 20Emerson3 filings$125k
- 21Henkel3 filings$111k
- 22Innovium3 filings$190k
- 23Parker Hannifin3 filings$163k
- 24Astera Labs2 filings$250k
- 25Hewlett Packard Enterprise2 filings$157k
- 26Mobileum2 filings$108k
- 27NXP Semiconductors2 filings$204k
- 28Revenue Solutions2 filings$157k
- 29Solar Turbines2 filings$106k
- 30SysCloud2 filings$122k
- 31Technip Energies2 filings$176k
- 32Thales Group2 filings$170k
- 33TiVo2 filings$222k
- 34Upscale AI2 filings$220k
- 35Waltech2 filings$125k
- 36Credo2 filings$250k
- 37Dell2 filings$148k
- 38Harman International2 filings$95k
- 39Johnson Controls2 filings$116k
- 40Smart ERP Solutions2 filings$155k
- 41Abbott1 filings$150k
- 42Aerohive Networks1 filings$173k
- 43The AES1 filings$140k
- 44Ameriprise Financial1 filings$136k
- 45Archer Technologies1 filings$123k
- 46Atlassian1 filings$290k
- 47Bitglass1 filings$215k
- 48Brainlabs1 filings$170k
- 49Brightcove1 filings$260k
- 50Coupa1 filings$190k
Related titles in this family
1,044 filings carry “Senior Principal Engineer” in the title, across 131 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Senior Principal Engineer317 filings$183k
- 2Senior Principal Engineer Software36 filings$196k
- 3Quality Senior Principal Engineer30 filings$146k
- 4Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering26 filings$133k
- 5Senior Principal Engineer, Tlcp24 filings$149k
- 6Senior Principal Engineer, Service Delivery20 filings$149k
- 7Senior Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture20 filings$162k
- 8Software Quality Senior Principal Engineer19 filings$152k
- 9Software System Senior Principal Engineer18 filings$202k
- 10Firmware Senior Principal Engineer13 filings$136k
- 11Senior Principal Engineer, Project Engineering12 filings$132k
- 12Senior Principal Engineer, Technical Support11 filings$149k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Principal 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.