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PRINCIPAL RESEARCH ENGINEER
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH ENGINEER H1B Salary Data
FY2015 – FY2025 • 28 employers • Official DOL Data
$126K
Median Salary
73
Total Filings
$109K–$150K
Middle 50%
28
Employers
P10: $99K
P25: $109K
Median: $126K
P75: $150K
P90: $194K
Top Paying Companies
SENSEL, INC.
$230K
1 filings
NEXXEN, INC.
$210K
1 filings
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
$210K
1 filings
OATH HOLDINGS, INC.
$194K
9 filings
GEN DIGITAL INC.
$185K
1 filings
OBEN, INC.
$160K
1 filings
ELEMENTIUM MATERIALS, INC.
$155K
1 filings
VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
$154K
2 filings
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
$150K
5 filings
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
$150K
1 filings
Top Cities
Sunnyvale, CA
$135K
2,829 filings
San Francisco, CA
$124K
1,787 filings
Mountain View, CA
$149K
1,493 filings
Chicago, IL
$110K
1,431 filings
Lemont, IL
$82K
1,077 filings
Austin,, TX
$121K
963 filings
San Jose, CA
$132K
541 filings
Milwaukee, WI
$90K
447 filings
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH ENGINEER Salary Trend by Year
FY2015
$121K
13 filings
FY2016
$121K
11 filings
FY2017
$148K
7 filings
FY2018
$121K
10 filings
FY2019
$117K
8 filings
FY2020
$128K
6 filings
FY2021
Cleveland, OH
$118K
422 filings
Culver City, CA
$125K
421 filings
$196K
5 filings
FY2022
$104K
3 filings
FY2023
$145K
2 filings
FY2024
$165K
2 filings
FY2025
$170K
6 filings
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH ENGINEER H1B Salary 2025 — Median $126K, 73 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us