Principal Engineer Software
Median salary
$192,342
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$171,844 – $216,258
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-0.11%
-3.14% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
114 filings
Principal Engineer Software pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$140,887
P25$171,844
Median$192,342
P75$216,258
P90$222,915
Median by H-1B wage level
Level III$166,22216 LCAs
Level IV$172,11335 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Principal Engineer Software 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 96%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 95.61% | 109 | $172,200 | $195,000 | $216,258 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Engineer Software
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | 57 | $216,258 | +10.9% |
| T Mobile | 26 | $175,978 | -9.7% |
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 Engineer Software10 LCAs · median $248,290