Software Principal Engineer
Median salary
$194,616
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$179,728 – $215,394
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+2.83%
-0.29% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
98 filings
Software Principal Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$162,622
P25$179,728
Median$194,616
P75$215,394
P90$235,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level III$170,35114 LCAs
Level IV$202,56279 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Principal 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 92%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 91.84% | 90 | $177,802 | $192,652 | $215,394 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Principal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emc | 33 | $209,883 | +8.9% |
| Dell Products L P | 31 | $211,912 | +10% |
| Boomi L P | 12 | $177,343 | -7.9% |
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.
- Software Senior Principal Engineer26 LCAs · median $215,394