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PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, SW H1B Salary 2025 — Median $165K, 47 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us
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PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, SW
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, SW H1B Salary Data
FY2015 – FY2025 • 6 employers • Official DOL Data
$165K
Median Salary
47
Total Filings
$126K–$171K
Middle 50%
6
Employers
P10: $114K
P25: $126K
Median: $165K
P75: $171K
P90: $193K
Top Paying Companies
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
$171K
22 filings
GIGAMON, INC.
$169K
2 filings
HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
$130K
13 filings
BAYER U.S. LLC
$124K
1 filings
HARMAN CONNECTED SERVICES, INC.
$122K
7 filings
HARMAN CONNECT SERVICES INC
$91K
2 filings
Top Cities
Sunnyvale, CA
$141K
2,401 filings
Novi, MI
$94K
609 filings
Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA
$119K
282 filings
Whippany, NJ
$138K
260 filings
St. Louis, MO
$134K
229 filings
Cupertino, CA
$147K
188 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$133K
186 filings
Bellevue, WA
$111K
173 filings
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, SW Salary Trend by Year
FY2015
$148K
1 filings
FY2016
$165K
1 filings
FY2018
$177K
2 filings
FY2019
$165K
2 filings
FY2020
$172K
4 filings
FY2021
$171K
9 filings
FY2022
Westford, MA
$107K
140 filings
Berkeley, CA
$135K
87 filings
$125K
7 filings
FY2023
$130K
7 filings
FY2024
$118K
4 filings
FY2025
$132K
10 filings