Sr Principal Design Engineer, H-1B salary
What 58 H-1B filings report for “Sr Principal Design Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Principal Design Engineer?
$161k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Principal Design Engineer, typically $131k to $200k, across 58 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
- 1California44$171k+$10k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $161kfor 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 Sr Principal Design Engineer?
The employer that files the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Principal Design Engineer roles is Cadence, based on its U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Principal Design Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cadence56 filings$159k
- 2Credo1 filings$210k
- 3NXP Semiconductors1 filings$160k
Related titles in this family
59 filings carry “Sr Principal Design Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr. Principal Design Engineer (Software)1 filings$125k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr Principal Design 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.