Principal Application Engineer
Median salary
$149,864
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$148,971 – $155,740
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+0.61%
-2.44% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
130 filings
Principal Application Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$148,949
P25$148,971
Median$149,864
P75$155,740
P90$181,224
Median by H-1B wage level
Level IV$152,65956 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Principal Application Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 72%Sales Engineers 19%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 71.54% | 93 | $148,971 | $148,971 | $153,315 |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031 | 19.23% | 25 | $151,659 | $167,024 | $181,216 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Application Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dfs Corporate | 52 | $148,971 | +0% |
| Capital One | 28 | $148,971 | +0% |
| Cadence Design | 24 | $166,962 | 0% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Principal Application Engineer11 LCAs · median $175,029