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PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEER
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEER H1B Salary Data
FY2015 – FY2025 • 7 employers • Official DOL Data
$174K
Median Salary
30
Total Filings
$160K–$177K
Middle 50%
7
Employers
P10: $133K
P25: $160K
Median: $174K
P75: $177K
P90: $196K
Top Paying Companies
YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
$176K
4 filings
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
$175K
20 filings
OATH HOLDINGS, INC.
$168K
1 filings
HP INC.
$139K
1 filings
LIBERTY MUTUAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP
$134K
1 filings
VT IDIRECT, INC.
$120K
1 filings
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$97K
2 filings
Top Cities
Sunnyvale, CA
$140K
1,675 filings
San Jose, CA
$172K
463 filings
Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA
$146K
354 filings
Spring, TX
$120K
338 filings
Mountain View, CA
$179K
266 filings
Palo Alto, CA
$139K
235 filings
New York, NY
$119K
199 filings
Vancouver, WA
$111K
197 filings
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEER Salary Trend by Year
FY2015
$103K
2 filings
FY2017
$155K
2 filings
FY2018
$170K
8 filings
FY2019
$175K
7 filings
FY2020
$174K
2 filings
FY2021
$171K
1 filings
FY2022
Champaign, IL
$121K
190 filings
Austin, TX
$126K
181 filings
$157K
2 filings
FY2023
$193K
3 filings
FY2024
$195K
1 filings
FY2025
$200K
2 filings
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ENGINEER H1B Salary 2025 — Median $174K, 30 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us