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PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER H1B Salary 2025 — Median $182K, 1,001 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us
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PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER H1B Salary Data
FY2015 – FY2025 • 94 employers • Official DOL Data
$182K
Median Salary
1,001
Total Filings
$160K–$223K
Middle 50%
94
Employers
P10: $131K
P25: $160K
Median: $182K
P75: $223K
P90: $250K
Top Paying Companies
SHIPBOB, INC.
$252K
2 filings
FLEXE, INC.
$250K
3 filings
MAGIC LEAP, INC.
$248K
2 filings
FUELCOMM, INC.
$248K
4 filings
REMITLY, INC.
$246K
1 filings
LIVERAMP, INC.
$245K
2 filings
DRIVEWEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
$240K
1 filings
WYZE LABS, INC.
$240K
2 filings
ZSCALER, INC.
$237K
18 filings
ANNAPURNA LABS (U.S.) INC.
$235K
1 filings
Top Cities
Seattle, WA
$135K
60,307 filings
Redmond, WA
$137K
50,638 filings
Bellevue, WA
$139K
18,930 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$144K
12,895 filings
New York,, NY
$156K
7,575 filings
Austin,, TX
$144K
5,949 filings
San Francisco, CA
$140K
5,829 filings
Seattle, WASHINGTON
$120K
5,055 filings
PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER Salary Trend by Year
FY2015
$138K
20 filings
FY2016
$137K
19 filings
FY2017
$154K
20 filings
FY2018
$160K
28 filings
FY2019
$160K
54 filings
FY2020
$160K
66 filings
FY2021
Dallas,, TX
$124K
4,962 filings
Seattle,, WA
$143K
4,628 filings
$165K
167 filings
FY2022
$175K
121 filings
FY2023
$209K
191 filings
FY2024
$230K
150 filings
FY2025
$200K
165 filings