Principal Consultant
Median salary
$133,080
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$118,805 – $155,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.51%
+0.37% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
543 filings
Principal Consultant pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$106,225
P25$118,805
Median$133,080
P75$155,000
P90$178,058
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$96,8878 LCAs
Level II$125,000219 LCAs
Level III$138,635108 LCAs
Level IV$151,216160 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Principal Consultant 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 50%Management Analysts 17%Computer Occupations, All Other 8%Operations Research Analysts 4%Computer Systems Analysts 4%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 50.46% | 274 | $115,893 | $131,410 | $149,718 |
| Management Analysts 13-1111 | 16.76% | 91 | $124,124 | $138,882 | $172,453 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 8.1% | 44 | $120,000 | $130,562 | $148,500 |
| Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 | 4.05% | 22 | $116,250 | $130,000 | $148,835 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 3.87% | 21 | $110,000 | $131,893 | $175,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 3.5% | 19 | $110,099 | $120,000 | $126,500 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 2.39% | 13 | $168,611 | $178,568 | $186,056 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 2.03% | 11 | $125,722 | $131,519 | $154,820 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 1.66% | 9 | $155,000 | $159,000 | $175,069 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 1.66% | 9 | $119,770 | $128,550 | $136,070 |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212 | 1.29% | 7 | $141,000 | $141,000 | $144,045 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 0.92% | 5 | $94,661 | $119,038 | $135,387 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Consultant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genpact | 61 | $125,000 | -4.9% |
| Infosys | 56 | $135,117 | -2.7% |
| Headstrong | 41 | $134,347 | +2.2% |
| Oracle | 28 | $137,473 | +4.6% |
| Oracle Financial Software | 21 | $124,143 | -5.5% |
| Genpact | 18 | $127,500 | -1.9% |
| Birlasoft | 16 | $126,064 | -4.1% |
| Genpact | 9 | $125,000 | +4.2% |
| Genpact | 8 | $130,275 | +1.3% |
| Manhattan Associates | 7 | $130,562 | +0% |
| Fractal Analytics | 6 | $182,060 | +2% |
| Genpact | 6 | $124,440 | -4.7% |
| Birlasoft | 6 | $108,763 | -17.5% |
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 Consultant161 LCAs · median $137,104
- Principal Consultant - Asset and Maintenance Management7 LCAs · median $195,000