52 companies filed certified H-1B applications for Principal Software Engineer roles (FY2026), ranked by filing volume from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Avg. wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIOT GAMES, INC. | 5 | $235,550 |
| 2 | American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) | 5 | $144,037 |
| 3 | Sabre GLBL Inc. | 5 | $143,786 |
| 4 | Ainsworth Game Technology, Inc. | 4 | $187,500 |
| 5 | EMC CORPORATION | 3 | $160,733 |
| 6 | VERITY, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF AUTONOMY CORPORATION | 3 | $140,407 |
| 7 | WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 3 | $140,596 |
| 8 | Mastercard International Incorporated | 3 | $159,000 |
| 9 | WMS GAMING, INC. | 2 | $115,000 |
| 10 | SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 2 | $167,474 |
| 11 | Symantec Corporation | 2 | $140,001 |
| 12 | United Healthcare Services, Inc. | 2 | $134,036 |
| 13 | Zendesk, Inc. | 2 | $246,005 |
| 14 | Coinbase, Inc. | 2 | $275,825 |
| 15 | Red Hat, Inc. | 2 | $208,268 |
| 16 | ROBLOX Corporation | 2 | $305,820 |
| 17 | Panther Labs, Inc | 2 | $205,000 |
| 18 | GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC | 2 | $144,000 |
| 19 | PLANET INNOVATION INC | 2 | $188,068 |
| 20 | GRINDR, LLC | 2 | $400,000 |
| 21 | FabFitFun, Inc. | 2 | $199,738 |
| 22 | ISCHEMAVIEW, INC. | 2 | $187,636 |
| 23 | Ontologen, Inc. | 2 | $135,000 |
| 24 | PROJECT PARTNERS, LLC | 2 | $108,888 |
| 25 | F5 Networks, Inc. | 1 | $158,641 |
| State | H-1B filings |
|---|---|
| California | 41 |
| Texas | 13 |
| New York | 8 |
| Washington | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 4 |
Counts are certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) from public U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data. Wages shown are the offered annual wage on the filing, not a guarantee of pay.