Principal Software Engineer
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)
+54.3%
Filed H-1B base wages show $204,133 vs BLS national median $132,270
Median Salary
$204,133
H-1B LCA Filings
676LCA 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
- WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.52 filings$173,771
- Citizens Financial Group, Inc.17 filings$148,949
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc.16 filings$210,135
- Mastercard Technologies, LLC15 filings$165,000
- The MathWorks, Inc.14 filingsN/A
- CBRE, INC.12 filings$163,715
- Medtronic, Inc.11 filings$141,898
- Ally Bank10 filings$152,579
- N/A
- DATADEX SYSTEMS10 filings$254,000
Highest Paying Cities
- San Mateo, CA12 filings$322,170
- DALLAS, TX44 filings$256,500
- Bellevue, WA12 filings$250,000
- San Jose, CA21 filings$244,690
- Santa Clara, CA36 filings$226,158
- Bentonville, AR17 filings$182,338
- Charlotte, NC14 filings$168,844
- Richardson, TX13 filings$166,270
- Tampa, FL10 filings$157,700
- Sunnyvale, CA27 filings$153,301
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the average H1B salary for a Principal Software Engineer?
- The median filed base salary for Principal Software Engineer H-1B LCA records is $204,133 per year.
- How many Principal Software Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
- There are 676 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Principal Software Engineer role in the available dataset.
- Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Principal Software Engineer?
- Top employers filing LCAs for Principal Software Engineer include: WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Palo Alto Networks, Inc..