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PRINCIPAL- SOFTWARE ENGINEER H1B Salary 2025 — Median $148K, 9,069 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us
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PRINCIPAL- SOFTWARE ENGINEER
PRINCIPAL- SOFTWARE ENGINEER H1B Salary Data
FY2015 – FY2025 • 1,643 employers • Official DOL Data
$148K
Median Salary
9,069
Total Filings
$126K–$176K
Middle 50%
1,643
Employers
P10: $111K
P25: $126K
Median: $148K
P75: $176K
P90: $210K
Top Paying Companies
DREADNODE, INC.
$350K
1 filings
MAPLEBEAR, INC.
$350K
1 filings
QUALTRICS, LLC.
$350K
1 filings
GEMINI SOFTWARE SERVICES, LLC.
$340K
1 filings
GOOGLE, LLC
$333K
7 filings
CHIME FINANCIAL, INC.
$330K
1 filings
GEMINI TRUST COMPANY, LLC
$330K
2 filings
FOX CABLE NETWORK SERVICES, LLC
$320K
1 filings
ROBLOX CORPORATION
$316K
57 filings
RIVIAN AND VW GROUP TECHNOLOGY, LLC
$313K
1 filings
Top Cities
Redmond, WA
$130K
52,735 filings
Mountain View, CA
$141K
41,430 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$138K
40,435 filings
San Francisco, CA
$139K
37,109 filings
New York, NY
$127K
29,781 filings
San Jose, CA
$141K
28,556 filings
Austin, TX
$125K
23,887 filings
Cupertino,, CA
$161K
23,442 filings
PRINCIPAL- SOFTWARE ENGINEER Salary Trend by Year
FY2015
$122K
480 filings
FY2016
$130K
599 filings
FY2017
$130K
681 filings
FY2018
$135K
704 filings
FY2019
$139K
748 filings
FY2020
$145K
707 filings
FY2021
San Diego, CA
$125K
23,087 filings
Seattle, WA
$133K
17,127 filings
$150K
1,249 filings
FY2022
$155K
1,027 filings
FY2023
$160K
1,041 filings
FY2024
$159K
880 filings
FY2025
$165K
953 filings