Principal
Median salary
$225,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$180,000 – $263,124
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-4.26%
-7.16% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
191 filings
Principal pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$141,036
P25$180,000
Median$225,000
P75$263,124
P90$325,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$79,4209 LCAs
Level III$175,00019 LCAs
Level IV$252,900137 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Principal 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.
Financial and Investment Analysts 27%Management Analysts 21%Financial Managers 12%Computer and Information Systems Managers 9%Software Developers 5%Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 5%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051 | 26.7% | 51 | $187,500 | $250,000 | $300,000 |
| Management Analysts 13-1111 | 20.94% | 40 | $243,750 | $252,900 | $253,425 |
| Financial Managers 11-3031 | 11.52% | 22 | $186,250 | $205,000 | $223,750 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 9.42% | 18 | $225,000 | $340,000 | $400,000 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 5.24% | 10 | $174,391 | $183,640 | $207,500 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032 | 4.71% | 9 | $67,900 | $86,360 | $91,350 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 3.14% | 6 | $154,135 | $160,000 | $162,522 |
| Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 | 2.62% | 5 | $150,552 | $297,500 | $300,000 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 2.62% | 5 | $142,210 | $178,345 | $190,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Consulting | 16 | $252,900 | +0% |
| Deloitte | 10 | $225,000 | -33.8% |
| A T Kearney | 8 | $252,500 | -0.2% |
| Slalom | 7 | $181,209 | -1.3% |
| Apollo Management L P | 5 | $300,000 | +20% |
| Pricewaterhousecoopers | 5 | $400,000 | +17.7% |
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 Principal6 LCAs · median $206,036