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Software Senior Principal Engineer, H-1B salary

What 317 H-1B filings report for “Software Senior Principal Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): 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.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$143k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$162k–$207k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$183,308
317 filings
Top (p90)
$228k
90th percentile
p10 $143k
median $183k
p90 $228k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 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

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.

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.