Senior Principal Systems Engineer, H-1B salary
What 36 H-1B filings report for “Senior Principal Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer?
$139k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Principal Systems Engineer, typically $106k to $177k, across 36 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
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 Systems Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Principal Systems Engineer roles are Amtrak, Manhattan Associates, Medtronic, Spectra7 Microsystems Ltd., and Cypress Semiconductor, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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
- 1Amtrak9 filings$152k
- 2Manhattan Associates8 filings$108k
- 3Medtronic4 filings$140k
- 4Spectra7 Microsystems Ltd.3 filings$149k
- 5Cypress Semiconductor3 filings$168k
- 6MaxLinear2 filings$154k
- 7Boehringer Ingelheim2 filings$106k
- 8OpenText2 filings$119k
- 9NXP Semiconductors2 filings$223k
- 10Cubic1 filings$136k
Related titles in this family
40 filings carry “Senior Principal Systems Engineer” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Principal Systems Engineer Cloud2 filings$174k
- 2Senior Principal Systems Engineer Digital1 filings$161k
- 3Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Edge Solutions Lead1 filings$141k
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