Principal Engineer salaries
15,661 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$142999
Average Salary
$48485
Minimum
$900000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $220895 - $237500 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $220895 - $237500 | H-1B | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $220895 - $237500 | H-1B | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $220895 - $237500 | H-1B | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $220895 - $237500 | H-1B | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $220800 - $335400 | H-1B | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $220800 - $335400 | H-1B | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $220800 - $335400 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2025 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Senior Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $220626 | H-1B | Sep 27, 2025 |
| SYNOPSYS, INC. | Applications Engineering, Principal Engineer | $220590 - $275000 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | o Principal Engineer, Systems Integration Enginee… | Novi, MI | $220540 | H-1B | May 13, 2026 |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Systems Integration Engineeri… | Novi, MI | $220540 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Arrcus, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $220500 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2026 |
| F5, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $220500 | H-1B | Apr 9, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220451 - $275000 | H-1B | May 15, 2024 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $220448 - $298253 | H-1B | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $220448 - $298253 | H-1B | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Software Senior Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $220198 | H-1B | Apr 20, 2024 |
| Motional AD Inc. | Principal Engineer, Team Lead (Infra - Apps & Rel… | Las Vegas, NV | $220010 | H-1B | May 16, 2025 |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Principal Engineer | Hopkinton, MA | $220000 | H-1B | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $237500 | H-1B | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $260000 | H-1B | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $260000 | H-1B | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Upscale AI, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Upscale AI, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Dell Products L.P. | SOFTWARE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | ROUND ROCK, TX | $220000 | H-1B | May 23, 2025 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Data Engineering | San Jose, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2025 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Diego, CA | $220000 - $270000 | H-1B | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Senior Principal Engineering Technologist | Austin, TX | $220000 | H-1B | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Upscale AI, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Mavenir Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Richardson, TX | $220000 | H-1B | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Software/Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Venture Global LNG, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Rotating Equipment | Houston, TX | $220000 | H-1B | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Guaranteed Rate Inc | Principal Engineer | Chicago, IL | $220000 | Green Card | May 11, 2023 |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | Principal Engineer | Issaquah, WA | $220000 | H-1B | Aug 19, 2024 |
| SPECTRUM LABS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Walnut Creek, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2022 |
| SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. | SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Aug 1, 2023 |
| DriveWealth Technologies, LLC | Principal Engineer, Partner Engineering | Jersey City, NJ | $220000 - $250000 | H-1B | Mar 27, 2023 |
| Spectrum Labs, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Netskope, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 - $240000 | H-1B | May 3, 2023 |
| Inception Ops Inc | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | MILPITAS, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Spectrum Labs, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ColorTokens, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Oct 6, 2022 |
| Strateos, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Dec 6, 2021 |
| RudderStack Inc | Principal Engineer | Greenville, SC | $220000 | H-1B | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Quotient Technology, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Sep 8, 2022 |
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