Principal Software Engineer salaries
18,879 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Software Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$146689
Average Salary
$37326
Minimum
$954000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETSKOPE, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER IV | SANTA CLARA, CA | $240000 - $300000 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2019 |
| TWILIO INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | San Francisco, CA | $240000 | H-1B | Apr 10, 2019 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $239882 | H-1B | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Roblox Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $239805 | H-1B | Dec 20, 2019 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $239758 - $259758 | H-1B | Jan 12, 2024 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Sr. | $239700 - $249700 | Green Card | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| Lookout, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $239680 | H-1B | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $239541 - $275000 | H-1B | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Native … | Santa Clara, CA | $239541 - $275000 | H-1B | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Twilio, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer (Front End) | San Francisco, CA | $239514 | H-1B | Jun 16, 2020 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | Principal Software Engineer II | New York, NY | $239300 | H-1B | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $239288 - $259288 | H-1B | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $239219 - $259219 | H-1B | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Astera Labs, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Thousand Oaks, CA | $239200 | H-1B | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Veeva Systems Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Boston, MA | $239000 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Zillow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $238968 - $289100 | H-1B | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $238794 - $258794 | H-1B | Nov 18, 2025 |
| AUTOMATION ANYWHERE, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $238700 - $256100 | H-1B | Aug 14, 2024 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $238653 - $297791 | H-1B | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $238653 - $310000 | H-1B | Aug 13, 2024 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $238653 - $297791 | H-1B | Jan 12, 2024 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $238653 - $297791 | H-1B | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer (ATP Cloud Ser… | Santa Clara, CA | $238585 - $250000 | H-1B | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $238585 - $275000 | H-1B | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $238585 - $275000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Zuora, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Foster City, CA | $238475 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2026 |
| SPLUNK | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $238119 - $258119 | Green Card | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $238119 - $258119 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $237748 - $275000 | H-1B | Dec 7, 2023 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $237748 - $275000 | H-1B | Dec 12, 2023 |
| AG2ai, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasant Hill, CA | $237682 - $280000 | H-1B | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Irving, TX | $237630 - $257630 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Crunchy Data Solutions, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Subject Matter Expert | Charleston, SC | $237500 | Green Card | May 30, 2023 |
| Twilio, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer (L5) | Bothell, WA | $237489 | H-1B | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $237442 - $257442 | H-1B | Sep 12, 2023 |
| F5, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $237300 | H-1B | Feb 6, 2023 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $237251 - $257251 | H-1B | May 13, 2021 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $237211 | H-1B | Jan 13, 2021 |
| Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $237202 | H-1B | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Riot Games, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Los Angeles, CA | $237141 | E-3 | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Riot Games, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Los Angeles, CA | $237141 | E-3 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $237062 | H-1B | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer Lead | San Jose, CA | $237012 | H-1B | Aug 29, 2025 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Principal Software Engineer | REDMOND, WA | $237000 - $257000 | Green Card | Jan 17, 2019 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $237000 | H-1B | Jan 25, 2018 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN RAMON, CA | $236900 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Chatsworth, CA | $236700 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Rocklin, CA | $236696 - $256696 | H-1B | Mar 1, 2024 |
| PayPal, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer Director | San Jose, CA | $236063 | H-1B | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $235688 - $255688 | H-1B | May 19, 2023 |
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