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
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$48485
Minimum
$900000
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| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Design Verification Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $217000 - $254444 | H-1B | May 27, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Analog IC Design Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $217000 - $219427 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Analog IC Design Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $217000 - $260000 | H-1B | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Design Verification Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $217000 - $280000 | H-1B | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Application Engineering Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $217000 - $253777 | H-1B | May 8, 2026 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $217000 - $237000 | H-1B | May 21, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Design Verification Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $217000 - $230045 | H-1B | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Design Verification Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $217000 - $235000 | H-1B | Aug 1, 2025 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Firmware | San Jose, CA | $216871 | H-1B | May 19, 2026 |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. | Lead Principal Engineer | Marlborough, MA | $216669 | H-1B | Sep 11, 2025 |
| GoPro, Inc. | Principal Engineer - Firmware Engineering | San Mateo, CA | $216587 | H-1B | Apr 10, 2026 |
| iManage LLC | Senior Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $216550 - $226550 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2023 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Technical Leader, Engineering (Principal Engineer) | San Jose, CA | $216405 - $246405 | Green Card | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Seattle, WA | $216315 | H-1B | Nov 3, 2022 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | May 21, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineering Escalation Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $216258 - $237500 | H-1B | Jul 16, 2025 |
| TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC | Principal Engineer, Software Development | San Jose, CA | $216184 - $225000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Evanston, IL | $216155 - $292445 | H-1B | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $216091 - $342700 | H-1B | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $216091 - $336000 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Design Verification Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216091 - $230000 | H-1B | Jan 27, 2026 |
| QuickLogic Corporation | Principal Engineer | South Jordan, UT | $216091 - $276276 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Application Engineering Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216091 - $230000 | H-1B | May 21, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Physical Design Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216091 - $242000 | H-1B | May 11, 2026 |
| EXIMIETAS DESIGN LLC | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $216091 - $330000 | H-1B | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Tenstorrent USA Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216091 - $298760 | H-1B | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Analog IC Design Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216091 - $263059 | H-1B | May 21, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Physical Design | Santa Clara, CA | $216091 - $230000 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Design Verification Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $216091 - $230000 | H-1B | Dec 17, 2025 |
| DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer | Austin, TX | $216000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2026 |
| MediaTek North America Inc. | GPU Driver Engineer (Principal Engineer) | San Jose, CA | $216000 - $270000 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2024 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | GPU Driver Engineer (Principal Engineer) | San Jose, CA | $216000 - $270000 | H-1B | Nov 20, 2024 |
| MIPS Holding, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Formal Verification | San Jose, CA | $216000 - $324000 | H-1B | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Replicate, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $216000 - $264000 | E-3 | Jun 7, 2024 |
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