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PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEV. ENGINEER
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEV. ENGINEER H1B Salary Data
FY2017 – FY2025 • 5 employers • Official DOL Data
$183K
Median Salary
67
Total Filings
$170K–$197K
Middle 50%
5
Employers
P10: $153K
P25: $170K
Median: $183K
P75: $197K
P90: $209K
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2 filings
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$185K
3 filings
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$184K
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$181K
56 filings
EXPEDIA, INC.
$150K
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Top Cities
Seattle, WA
$138K
36,491 filings
Bellevue, WA
$149K
9,642 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$151K
8,391 filings
New York,, NY
$157K
5,383 filings
Austin,, TX
$143K
4,959 filings
Seattle,, WA
$142K
4,507 filings
¿Arlington, VA
$134K
2,383 filings
San Francisco,, CA
$171K
2,019 filings
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEV. ENGINEER Salary Trend by Year
FY2017
$158K
2 filings
FY2018
$168K
16 filings
FY2019
$180K
15 filings
FY2020
$175K
4 filings
FY2021
$197K
23 filings
FY2022
$205K
1 filings
FY2023
East Palo Alto,, CA
$175K
1,845 filings
Dallas,, TX
$133K
1,554 filings
$220K
5 filings
FY2025
$188K
1 filings
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE DEV. ENGINEER H1B Salary 2025 — Median $183K, 67 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us