Sr Principal Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 276 H-1B filings report for “Sr Principal Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Principal Software Engineer?
$165k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Principal Software Engineer, typically $123k to $219k, across 276 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $178k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California169$178k+$13k
- 2Massachusetts20$140k−$25k
- 3Texas31$139k−$26k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $165kfor 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 Software Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Principal Software Engineer roles are Cadence, Veritas Technologies, Gen Digital, Symantec, and CBRE, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Principal Software Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cadence102 filings$153k
- 2Veritas Technologies42 filings$165k
- 3Gen Digital14 filings$199k
- 4Symantec13 filings$165k
- 5CBRE10 filings$161k
- 6F57 filings$194k
- 7Medtronic6 filings$146k
- 8NuVizz Consultancy Services6 filings$112k
- 9Dow Jones6 filings$166k
- 10SVB Financial Group5 filings$196k
- 11Autodesk5 filings$172k
- 12First Citizens Bank4 filings$193k
- 13Vsion Technologies4 filings$112k
- 14Splunk4 filings$278k
- 15Asurion3 filings$208k
- 16Ber-IT3 filings$109k
- 17Riot Games3 filings$237k
- 18Docusign2 filings$259k
- 19LendUp2 filings$180k
- 20Move2 filings$218k
- 21Palo Alto Networks2 filings$215k
- 22Saviynt2 filings$207k
- 23Worldpay2 filings$120k
- 24Zscaler2 filings$237k
- 25Clickfox2 filings$131k
- 26Access Global Group1 filings$120k
- 27Bayer1 filings$162k
- 28Brinqa1 filings$118k
- 29CA1 filings$166k
- 30Code Tech1 filings$110k
- 31Cohesity1 filings$200k
- 32Demisto1 filings$142k
- 33Druva1 filings$220k
- 34Fortinet1 filings$176k
- 35Grindr1 filings$400k
- 36HERE1 filings$173k
- 37Hewlett Packard Enterprise1 filings$265k
- 38Karcher1 filings$135k
- 39IHS Markit1 filings$137k
- 40MINDBODY1 filings$307k
- 41Amtrak1 filings$170k
- 42Pharmaceutical Research Associates1 filings$149k
- 43Revenue Solutions1 filings$134k
- 44SiMa Technologies1 filings$275k
- 45Siemens1 filings$296k
- 46Uniphore1 filings$226k
- 47Xactly1 filings$187k
- 48iCIMS1 filings$180k
Related titles in this family
296 filings carry “Sr Principal Software Engineer” in the title, across 12 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Executive Director, Sr Principal Software Engineer6 filings$300k
- 2Sr. Principal Software Engineer - IT4 filings$122k
- 3Vice President, Sr. Principal Software Engineer2 filings$187k
- 4Sr. Principal Software Engineer [00052910]1 filings$194k
- 5Sr, Principal Software Engineer and Tech Lead1 filings$160k
- 6Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Identity & Security1 filings$300k
- 7Sr Principal, Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)(2791)1 filings$255k
- 8Sr. Principal Software Engineer in Test1 filings$263k
- 9Sr. Principal Software Engineer Manager1 filings$161k
- 10Sr. Principal Software Engineering - IT1 filings$142k
- 11Vice President, Sr. Principal Software Engineering Manager1 filings$160k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr Principal Software 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.