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PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING H1B Salary Data
FY2015 – FY2025 • 16 employers • Official DOL Data
$153K
Median Salary
101
Total Filings
$138K–$174K
Middle 50%
16
Employers
P10: $127K
P25: $138K
Median: $153K
P75: $174K
P90: $193K
Top Paying Companies
PLANET EQUITY GROUP
$220K
1 filings
NIKE, INC.
$218K
2 filings
SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
$210K
2 filings
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
$200K
1 filings
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION
$193K
3 filings
AT&T SERVICES. INC.
$177K
31 filings
GLOBAL MUSIC RIGHTS LLC
$176K
1 filings
SLALOM, INC.
$173K
1 filings
CRICKET WIRELESS, LLC
$164K
2 filings
QUOTIENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
$155K
1 filings
Top Cities
Bentonville,, AR
$108K
10,531 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$165K
7,818 filings
San Francisco, CA
$154K
5,669 filings
Beaverton, OR
$140K
2,577 filings
San Bruno, CA
$145K
2,138 filings
Dallas,, TX
$122K
1,948 filings
O’Fallon, MO
$104K
1,860 filings
Bellevue, WA
$135K
1,809 filings
PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Salary Trend by Year
FY2015
$108K
2 filings
FY2016
$125K
4 filings
FY2017
$130K
5 filings
FY2018
$145K
3 filings
FY2019
$146K
8 filings
FY2020
$148K
10 filings
FY2021
Dallas, TX
$114K
1,457 filings
Irving, TX
$115K
1,394 filings
$142K
18 filings
FY2022
$200K
3 filings
FY2023
$147K
6 filings
FY2024
$169K
12 filings
FY2025
$183K
30 filings
PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING H1B Salary 2025 — Median $153K, 101 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us