Principal Engineer I
SOC Code: 15-1252.00
SOC Category: Software Developers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+22.4%
Filed H-1B base wages show $161,886 vs BLS national median $132,270
Median Salary
$161,886
H-1B LCA Filings
37LCA records
Top 10% Salary
N/A
Data caveat
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Salary Distribution (Base)
Distribution is not available for this page because the source filings do not include enough complete salary observations.
Top Sponsoring Employers
- Charter Communications, Inc.32 filings$162,999
- Western Alliance Bank2 filingsN/A
- Hughes Network Systems LLC1 filings$127,910
- Institute of Gas Technology1 filings$140,000
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc.1 filingsN/A
Highest Paying Cities
- Greenwood Village, CO19 filings$164,112
- Irving, TX1 filings$142,604
- Des Plaines, IL1 filings$140,000
- Maryland Heights, MO1 filings$133,973
- Germantown, MD1 filings$127,910
- Charlotte, NC2 filings$126,475
- Englewood, CO9 filingsN/A
- Plano, TX1 filingsN/A
- St. Louis, MO1 filingsN/A
- San Jose, CA1 filingsN/A
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the average H1B salary for a Principal Engineer I?
- The median filed base salary for Principal Engineer I H-1B LCA records is $161,886 per year.
- How many Principal Engineer I H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
- There are 37 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Principal Engineer I role in the available dataset.
- Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Principal Engineer I?
- Top employers filing LCAs for Principal Engineer I include: Charter Communications, Inc., Western Alliance Bank, Hughes Network Systems LLC.