Sr Principal Engineer, H-1B salary
What 87 H-1B filings report for “Sr Principal Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Principal Engineer?
$164k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Principal Engineer, typically $123k to $234k, across 87 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
- 1California36$186k+$22k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $164kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Principal Engineer roles are TEKsystems, Autodesk, and Pensando Systems, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr 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
- 1TEKsystems18 filings$135k
- 2Autodesk5 filings$140k
- 3Pensando Systems4 filings$230k
- 4Edwards Lifesciences3 filings$152k
- 5Docusign3 filings$272k
- 6F53 filings$246k
- 7Ampere Computing2 filings$165k
- 8Enlighted2 filings$195k
- 9Experian2 filings$246k
- 10Harman International2 filings$181k
- 11Remitter USA2 filings$135k
- 12TechnipFMC2 filings$173k
- 13Tenstorrent2 filings$215k
- 14Itron2 filings$115k
- 15onsemi2 filings$106k
- 16Array Technologies1 filings$164k
- 17Alcon1 filings$136k
- 18Alphacore1 filings$170k
- 19Aspen Technology1 filings$139k
- 20Aviatrix Systems1 filings$184k
- 21Baxalta1 filings$164k
- 22Bolster1 filings$226k
- 23Cadence1 filings$146k
- 24Cheetah Digital1 filings$180k
- 25Cydcor1 filings$126k
- 26CarMax1 filings$169k
- 27Comcast1 filings$132k
- 28Electric Power Engineers1 filings$180k
- 29Endotronix1 filings$150k
- 30Enovix1 filings$137k
- 31Fungible1 filings$222k
- 32Stryker1 filings$151k
- 33Innovium1 filings$190k
- 34Invesco1 filings$175k
- 35Jabil1 filings$218k
- 36Megmeet1 filings$187k
- 37Mimosa Networks1 filings$171k
- 38Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America1 filings$141k
- 39Palo Alto Networks1 filings$196k
- 40RR Donnelley1 filings$240k
- 41Rorze Automation1 filings$140k
- 42Symantec1 filings$175k
- 43SimpleNexus1 filings$180k
- 44Tandem AI1 filings$175k
- 45Technip Energies1 filings$177k
- 46Wissen1 filings$140k
- 47Zscaler1 filings$249k
- 48eHealthInsurance Services1 filings$276k
Related titles in this family
210 filings carry “Sr Principal Engineer” in the title, across 74 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr. Principal Engineer, R&d6 filings$123k
- 2Software Sr. Principal Engineer5 filings$137k
- 3Sr. Principal Engineer - Controls4 filings$92k
- 4Sr. Principal Engineer - Data4 filings$174k
- 5Sr. Principal Engineer, Design Layout4 filings$168k
- 6Sr. Principal Engineer - Software4 filings$205k
- 7Sr. Principal Engineer, Software Development4 filings$165k
- 8Network Development Sr. Principal Engineer3 filings$154k
- 9Sr. Principal Engineer - Automation3 filings$129k
- 10Sr. Principal Engineer-Development3 filings$151k
- 11Sr. Principal Engineer - Lp1 Automation3 filings$140k
- 12Sr. Principal Engineer - Project Management Lead3 filings$162k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr 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.