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Senior Principal Software Engineer, H-1B salary

What 475 H-1B filings report for “Senior Principal Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$155k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Principal Software Engineer, typically $109k to $233k, across 475 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $183k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$109k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$128k–$184k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$155,000
475 filings
Top (p90)
$233k
90th percentile
p10 $109k
median $155k
p90 $233k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California170$183k+$28k
  • 2New Jersey28$149k−$6k
  • 3Massachusetts23$148k−$7k
  • 4Texas41$145k−$10k
  • 5Georgia125$123k−$32k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $155kfor 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 Software Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Principal Software Engineer roles are Manhattan Associates, Veritas Technologies, Palo Alto Networks, GEP, and Gen Digital, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Principal 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

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Related titles in this family

777 filings carry “Senior Principal Software Engineer” in the title, across 39 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Principal 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.