18 companies filed certified H-1B applications for Principal Systems Software Engineer roles (FY2026), ranked by filing volume from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Avg. wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | 52 | $197,015 |
| 2 | NVIDIA Corporation | 33 | $260,751 |
| 3 | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 10 | $130,520 |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University | 6 | $94,551 |
| 5 | DFS Corporate Services LLC | 3 | $136,000 |
| 6 | MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 3 | $260,000 |
| 7 | Citrix Systems, Inc. | 3 | $244,457 |
| 8 | RAFAY SYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | $193,713 |
| 9 | VESTA CORPORATION | 2 | $113,250 |
| 10 | ChargePoint, Inc. | 2 | $196,000 |
| 11 | Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 2 | $103,508 |
| 12 | BLACKBERRY CORPORATION | 1 | $127,150 |
| 13 | ATHOC INC. | 1 | $137,120 |
| 14 | DEX SYSTEMS | 1 | $175,000 |
| 15 | TENSILICA, INC. | 1 | $125,000 |
| 16 | TTEC SERVICES CORPORATION | 1 | $110,000 |
| 17 | ULTRASENSE SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $195,000 |
| 18 | Cloud Software Group, Inc. | 1 | $210,227 |
| State | H-1B filings |
|---|---|
| California | 84 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Washington | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
| Minnesota | 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.