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Principal Design Engineer salaries

539 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Design Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
RICHTEK USA, INC. Principal Design Engineer $185120 - $200000 Green Card Mar 31, 2025
NXP USA, INC. Senior Principal Design Engineer $185000 Green Card Apr 16, 2024
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $184080 - $204080 Green Card May 20, 2022
ASML US, LP Principal Design Engineer - Software San Jose, CA $184067 H-1B May 10, 2021
NXP USA, Inc. Senior Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $182998 Green Card Jan 18, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer $180003 - $244400 Green Card Aug 22, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer $180003 - $273000 Green Card Mar 15, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer $180003 - $279500 Green Card May 31, 2024
Ampere Computing LLC Principal Design Engineer $180003 - $238000 Green Card May 1, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer Cary, NC $180003 - $260000 H-1B Aug 25, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $260000 H-1B Feb 15, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $260000 H-1B Dec 13, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $227500 H-1B Mar 20, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $260000 H-1B Mar 1, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $227500 H-1B Jan 17, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $260000 H-1B Jan 5, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $244400 H-1B Jun 3, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $244400 H-1B Mar 22, 2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $260000 H-1B Aug 21, 2023
Arm, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $240000 H-1B Jul 14, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $227500 H-1B Aug 31, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $180003 - $260000 H-1B Jul 28, 2023
TidalWave Tech Inc. Principal Design Engineer New York, NY $180000 H-1B May 7, 2024
TOSHIBA MEMORY AMERICA, INC. PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $180000 H-1B Dec 1, 2017
Hermes Microvision Inc. Principal Design Engineer - Electrical Design San Jose, CA $179857 H-1B Feb 22, 2021
Ampere Computing LLC SENIOR PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $179000 H-1B Jun 16, 2020
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $178006 - $279500 H-1B Jan 24, 2025
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $178006 - $279500 H-1B Aug 13, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $178000 H-1B Feb 26, 2021
ARM, INC. Principal Design Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $177840 Green Card May 9, 2019
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $177341 - $260000 H-1B Apr 11, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Austin, TX $177341 - $227500 H-1B Dec 6, 2022
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $177341 - $227500 H-1B Apr 20, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $177341 - $227500 H-1B Mar 29, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $177341 - $227500 H-1B Apr 11, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $177341 - $227500 H-1B Apr 20, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $177341 - $260000 H-1B Feb 8, 2023
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $177341 - $260000 H-1B Sep 14, 2022
ASML US LP Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $175950 Green Card Oct 28, 2020
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $175821 - $227500 H-1B Feb 10, 2023
NXP USA, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Austin, TX $175095 H-1B Jan 21, 2025
NXP USA, INC. Principal Design Engineer Austin, TX $175095 H-1B Jun 17, 2022
SK HYNIX MEMORY SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC. Principal Design Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $175000 Green Card Mar 18, 2019
SK HYNIX MEMORY SOLUTIONS INC. PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $175000 H-1B Mar 29, 2018
MACOM CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS, LLC Senior Principal Design Engineer Santa Clara, CA $175000 Green Card Jun 16, 2017
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Sr. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $174750 - $194750 Green Card Oct 7, 2020
HERMES MICROVISION, INC. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $174618 Green Card Mar 30, 2020
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Design Engineer San Jose, CA $173751 - $253500 H-1B Jun 16, 2026
ASML US LP Senior Principal Design Engineer Ballston Lake, NY $173600 Green Card Jul 24, 2019
Fluor Enterprises, Inc. Principal Design Engineer Long Beach, CA $172716 H-1B Mar 2, 2020
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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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