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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

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$900000

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Active filters: Job: Principal Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $212867 - $237500 H-1B Dec 30, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $212867 - $237500 H-1B Jan 7, 2026
BAYER BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES,… Senior Principal Engineer EE PITTSBURGH, PA $212800 Green Card Sep 15, 2017
Intel Corporation Principal Engineer, Silicon Domain Arch Austin, TX $212742 - $288710 H-1B Apr 11, 2025
Seagate US LLC Principal Engineer Longmont, CO $212638 H-1B Apr 24, 2026
TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC Senior Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $212604 H-1B Dec 12, 2022
EMC Corporation Dev Ops Principal Engineer Cypress, TX $212545 H-1B Jul 15, 2025
Tenstorrent USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Physical Design Santa Clara, CA $212522 H-1B Feb 6, 2024
JUNIPER NETWORKS Principal Engineer -SW Sunnyvale, CA $212520 Green Card Jul 30, 2021
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Engineer, Cloud Transition Ewing, NJ $212500 - $287500 H-1B Mar 28, 2025
Intel Corporation Principal Engineer Folsom, CA $212451 - $288770 H-1B Mar 12, 2024
Intel Corporation Principal Engineer Folsom, CA $212451 - $288770 H-1B Mar 23, 2024
Splunk, Inc. Principal Engineer Leander, TX $212389 - $232389 H-1B Apr 6, 2022
Attachments King, Inc. Principal Engineer, Catalog Infrastructure Kirkland, WA $212202 - $350000 H-1B Dec 5, 2025
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Bellevue, WA $212202 H-1B Dec 11, 2025
Docusign, Inc. Principal Engineer Seattle, WA $212202 - $314400 H-1B Aug 18, 2025
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturi… Principal Engineer Plano, TX $212189 H-1B Jul 21, 2025
2K Games, Inc. Principal Engineer Novato, CA $212180 - $222300 H-1B May 27, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer UI Software (Prisma Access) Santa Clara, CA $212127 - $237500 H-1B Oct 28, 2024
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer (Cloud Native Prisma Access) Santa Clara, CA $212127 - $237500 H-1B Oct 23, 2024
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $212127 - $233200 H-1B Oct 18, 2024
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $212127 - $237500 H-1B Oct 8, 2024
Audi of America LLC Principal Engineer ADAS San Jose, CA $212000 H-1B Feb 9, 2026
THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP Platinion Lead/Principal Engineer Dallas, TX $212000 - $260000 Green Card Feb 28, 2023
Fungible, Inc. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $212000 - $262000 H-1B Jul 14, 2022
Calico Life Sciences LLC Principal Engineer 11894.18 South San Francisco, CA $212000 H-1B May 21, 2020
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer - Product Owner Seattle, WA $211912 H-1B Apr 25, 2025
Dell Products L.P. Software Senior Principal Engineer $211729 Green Card Aug 24, 2023
Spirent Communications, Inc. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $211709 H-1B Mar 17, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $211637 - $233200 H-1B Oct 3, 2024
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $211637 - $233200 H-1B Oct 10, 2024
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $211637 - $233200 H-1B Oct 4, 2024
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $211637 - $233200 H-1B Sep 11, 2024
Cisco Systems, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $211600 - $335400 H-1B Dec 13, 2022
Cisco Systems, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $211600 - $335400 H-1B Jan 12, 2023
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $211500 H-1B May 27, 2022
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer - HBM Design Dengineering Richardson, TX $211457 H-1B Apr 10, 2026
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $211427 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $211365 - $237500 H-1B Nov 18, 2025
EMC Corporation Software Principal Engineer $211323 Green Card Aug 24, 2023
EMC CORPORATION Software Senior Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $211150 Green Card Jul 20, 2021
EMC Corporation Software Senior Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $211150 H-1B Aug 31, 2021
Publix Super Markets, Inc. IS Principal Engineer 2 Lakeland, FL $211146 H-1B Nov 6, 2025
Publix Super Markets, Inc. IS Principal Engineer 2 Lakeland, FL $211146 H-1B Nov 10, 2025
MediaTek USA Inc. Principal Engineer $211120 - $231120 Green Card Sep 13, 2024
FUGRO GEOCONSULTING, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $211068 E-3 May 5, 2014
EMC Corporation Software Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $210811 H-1B Apr 18, 2025
EMC Corporation Software Senior Principal Engineer Justin, TX $210809 H-1B Apr 1, 2025
Cloudera, Inc. Principal Engineer 6755.739 Santa Clara, CA $210806 H-1B Oct 8, 2021
Infineon Technologies LLC Lead Principal Engineer Elect Design Colorado Springs, CO $210800 H-1B Jan 21, 2026
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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