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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | San Bruno, CA | $227441 | H-1B | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $227100 - $358600 | H-1B | Jan 27, 2025 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $227100 - $358600 | H-1B | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $227100 - $358600 | H-1B | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $227100 - $358600 | H-1B | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Siemens Industry Software Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $227057 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Robert Bosch LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $227042 - $231200 | H-1B | Apr 4, 2024 |
| SPLUNK | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $227040 - $247040 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2022 |
| DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS LLC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | GLENDALE, CA | $227038 | H-1B | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $227000 - $267000 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2025 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Executive Director, Principal Software Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $227000 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2026 |
| ZENDESK, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $227000 | Green Card | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | $226840 - $256840 | Green Card | Aug 26, 2024 | |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain House, CA | $226840 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2022 |
| West Coast Consulting, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226720 | H-1B | Nov 11, 2025 |
| FactSet Research Systems Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Norwalk, CT | $226661 | H-1B | Mar 11, 2024 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $226621 - $246621 | H-1B | Sep 22, 2021 |
| Informed, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $226510 - $250000 | H-1B | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $226499 - $246499 | H-1B | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Couchbase, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | $226325 | Green Card | Sep 13, 2024 | |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | $226158 - $279500 | Green Card | May 5, 2025 | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $277000 | H-1B | Feb 18, 2025 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $280000 | H-1B | Feb 13, 2025 |
| SNAP INC. | Principal Software Engineer (7) | Palo Alto, CA | $226158 - $355000 | H-1B | May 19, 2025 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $226158 - $273585 | H-1B | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $277000 | H-1B | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Blackhawk Network, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $226158 - $369780 | H-1B | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $277000 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $260000 | H-1B | Feb 7, 2025 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $275000 | H-1B | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer QA Engineer (Cloud Se… | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $237500 | H-1B | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $277000 | H-1B | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Eridu Corporation | Principal Software Engineer, SDK | Saratoga, CA | $226158 - $290000 | H-1B | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $277000 | H-1B | Dec 5, 2024 |
| Uniphore Technologies North America, In… | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $226158 - $252000 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2025 |
| ASML US, LP | Principal Software Engineer 1 | San Jose, CA | $226158 - $282325 | H-1B | Apr 9, 2025 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $290000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Okta, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $226158 - $297863 | H-1B | Sep 26, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $233200 | H-1B | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer II | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $306800 | H-1B | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $277000 | H-1B | Nov 29, 2024 |
| Couchbase, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $264385 | H-1B | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $226158 - $373500 | H-1B | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $297000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Yahoo Holdings Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Yahoo Mail | Mountain View, CA | $226158 | H-1B | Aug 1, 2024 |
| ClickHouse, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $226158 - $339000 | H-1B | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $297000 | H-1B | Aug 23, 2024 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $226158 - $246158 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Upgrade, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $226138 - $264514 | H-1B | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Spectro Cloud, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $226138 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2026 |
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