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Senior Principal Systems Engineer, H-1B salary

What 36 H-1B filings report for “Senior Principal Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): 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).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$106k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$115k–$157k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$138,650
36 filings
Top (p90)
$177k
90th percentile
p10 $106k
median $139k
p90 $177k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

Not enough state-level data.

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

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.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Principal Systems 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.