Software Senior Principal Engineer, H-1B salary
What 317 H-1B filings report for “Software Senior Principal Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Senior Principal Engineer?
$183k median H-1B base salary for a Software Senior Principal Engineer, typically $143k to $228k, across 317 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $207k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California89$207k+$24k
- 2Texas135$175k−$8k
- 3Massachusetts32$169k−$14k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $183kfor 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 Software Senior Principal Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Senior Principal Engineer roles are Dell, SecureWorks, Boomi, and RSA, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software 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
- 1Dell268 filings$187k
- 2SecureWorks26 filings$175k
- 3Boomi13 filings$191k
- 4RSA6 filings$160k
- 5Gallega Software Solutions1 filings$89k
- 6Iconsoft1 filings$103k
- 7Standav1 filings$90k
- 8Wyse Technology1 filings$160k
Related titles in this family
320 filings carry “Software Senior Principal Engineer” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Senior Principal Engineer - Product Owner2 filings$237k
- 2Platform Software Senior Principal Engineer1 filings$144k
Figures are for the exact title “Software 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.