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SR. PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEER
SR. PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEER H1B Salary Data
FY2015 – FY2025 • 49 employers • Official DOL Data
$159K
Median Salary
335
Total Filings
$140K–$184K
Middle 50%
49
Employers
P10: $121K
P25: $140K
Median: $159K
P75: $184K
P90: $210K
Top Paying Companies
GRINDR, LLC
$400K
1 filings
MINDBODY, INC.
$307K
1 filings
SIMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$275K
2 filings
SPLUNK, INC.
$267K
9 filings
DOCUSIGN, INC.
$259K
2 filings
ZSCALER, INC.
$235K
3 filings
RIOT GAMES, INC.
$229K
2 filings
UNIPHORE TECHNOLOGIES NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$226K
1 filings
DRUVA, INC.
$220K
1 filings
MOVE, INC.
$218K
2 filings
Top Cities
San Francisco, CA
$142K
3,264 filings
Santa Clara,, CA
$149K
3,250 filings
San Jose, CA
$150K
2,602 filings
San Jose,, CA
$137K
1,681 filings
Mountain View, CA
$154K
1,632 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$149K
1,298 filings
Seattle, WA
$137K
1,245 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$160K
1,155 filings
SR. PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEER Salary Trend by Year
FY2015
$140K
10 filings
FY2016
$149K
28 filings
FY2017
$159K
19 filings
FY2018
$157K
35 filings
FY2019
$149K
29 filings
FY2020
$155K
15 filings
FY2021
New York, NY
$129K
955 filings
Los Angeles, CA
$130K
874 filings
$147K
59 filings
FY2022
$149K
35 filings
FY2023
$193K
51 filings
FY2024
$168K
18 filings
FY2025
$182K
36 filings
SR. PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEER H1B Salary 2025 — Median $159K, 335 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us