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Principal Design Engineer salaries

539 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Design Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$143800

Average Salary

$66144

Minimum

$297744

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Black Sesame Technologies Inc Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $297744 H-1B Apr 8, 2026
NXP USA, Inc. Senior Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $222643 H-1B Apr 30, 2025
ASML US, LP Senior Principal Design Engineer - Scientist San Jose, CA $222525 H-1B Apr 23, 2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $216091 - $286000 H-1B May 29, 2026
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $216091 - $286000 H-1B Apr 23, 2026
XILINX, INC. Principal Design Engineer (Compiler Development) SAN JOSE, CA $215000 Green Card Jan 31, 2019
ASML US LP Senior Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $215000 Green Card Jul 21, 2020
ASML US, LP Senior Principal Design Engineer - Scientist San Jose, CA $215000 H-1B Mar 27, 2020
Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Houston, TX $214054 H-1B Jan 6, 2026
Aeva, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Mountain View, CA $213516 H-1B Apr 25, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $213512 - $286000 H-1B Jun 8, 2026
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $211919 H-1B Aug 1, 2024
Credo Semiconductor, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $210000 - $230000 H-1B Apr 28, 2026
Astera Labs, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210000 H-1B Mar 22, 2022
VOLANT HOLDING, LLC PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER CAMPBELL, CA $208000 E-3 Oct 31, 2013
VOLANT HOLDING, LLC PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER CAMPBELL, CA $208000 E-3 Oct 30, 2013
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $207673 - $253500 H-1B May 15, 2026
Arm, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Austin, TX $205700 - $278300 H-1B Apr 17, 2024
Arm, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Austin, TX $205700 - $278300 H-1B Mar 7, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer $204901 - $279500 Green Card May 8, 2025
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $204901 - $279500 H-1B Mar 12, 2025
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $203000 H-1B Feb 2, 2023
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $202000 - $222000 Green Card Oct 15, 2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $200131 - $279500 H-1B May 29, 2025
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $200131 - $279500 H-1B May 27, 2025
XConn Technologies Holdings, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $200000 H-1B Oct 23, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Design Engineer, Digital IC Design San Jose, CA $200000 - $225000 H-1B Dec 27, 2022
Aeva, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Mountain View, CA $200000 H-1B Sep 9, 2020
VOLANT HOLDING, LLC Principal Design Engineer NEW YORK, NY $200000 Green Card Apr 18, 2016
VOLANT HOLDING, LLC PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER NEW YORK, NY $200000 E-3 Sep 4, 2015
VOLANT HOLDING, LLC PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER CAMPBELL, CA $200000 E-3 Dec 17, 2013
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $198512 - $218512 Green Card Sep 7, 2022
Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Greenville, SC $196650 H-1B Jun 5, 2026
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $195881 H-1B Feb 23, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer $192550 - $244400 Green Card Apr 28, 2025
ASML US, LP Principal Design Engineer - Software San Jose, CA $191063 H-1B Mar 15, 2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer – AE San Jose, CA $191024 - $223600 H-1B Nov 1, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $190809 - $260000 H-1B Jan 23, 2024
NEXT Semiconductor Technologies, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Diego, CA $190000 - $225000 H-1B Mar 7, 2025
Credo Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $190000 - $210000 H-1B Jul 23, 2025
Amber Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Dublin, CA $190000 H-1B Sep 23, 2024
HERMES MICROVISION, INC. Principal Design Engineer - Systems San Jose, CA $190000 Green Card Jul 19, 2022
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Principal Design Engineer Irvine, CA $190000 H-1B Aug 9, 2021
ARM, INC. Senior Principal Design Engineer Austin, TX $190000 Green Card Feb 11, 2020
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $190000 H-1B Feb 6, 2017
Wood Group USA, Inc. Senior Principal Design Engineer Houston, TX $188760 - $201107 H-1B Dec 16, 2019
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $188000 H-1B Feb 6, 2020
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER San Jose, CA $188000 H-1B Feb 4, 2019
ARM INC. PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER, MEMORY FLOWS SAN JOSE, CA $186833 H-1B Nov 13, 2018
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $186142 - $260000 H-1B Apr 2, 2026
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