Principal Engineer salaries
2,216 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.2216
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$142280
Average Salary
$65749
Minimum
$475000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturi… | Senior Principal Engineer | Plano, TX | $231276 | H-1B | 2025 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Sr Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $230000 | Green Card | Jun 28, 2022 |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Senior Principal Engineer | Seattle, WA | $230000 | Green Card | Jun 18, 2021 |
| Standard Cognition | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $230000 | Green Card | Sep 21, 2020 |
| UiPath, Inc. | Principal Engineering Manager | $229986 - $234986 | Green Card | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| BANK OF AMERICA N.A. | Vice President, Principal Engineer | $229000 - $239000 | Green Card | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| EMC CORPORATION | Senior Principal Engineering Technologist | Round Rock, TX | $228800 | Green Card | Jan 6, 2022 |
| SALESFORCE.COM | Systems Security Principal Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $228800 | Green Card | Nov 22, 2021 |
| FIT Electronics Inc | Principal Engineer | $227656 - $235000 | Green Card | Aug 9, 2023 | |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Application Engineering | $226200 - $228200 | Green Card | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Storage (AI & HPC) | $226158 - $332100 | Green Card | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| Synopsys, Inc. | R&D Engineering, Principal Engineer | $226158 - $270000 | Green Card | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer Software | $226158 - $277000 | Green Card | Sep 12, 2025 | |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | Electrical Principal Engineer | $225451 - $235700 | Green Card | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Engineer | $225435 | Green Card | Dec 29, 2023 | |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | Lead Principal Engineer, Lead Principal Platform … | $225000 - $247500 | Green Card | Aug 26, 2023 | |
| FUNGIBLE, INC. | Principal Engineer (Multiple openings) | Santa Clara, CA | $225000 - $250000 | Green Card | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Venture Global LNG, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Rotating Equipment | Pointe Celeste, LA | $225000 | H-1B | Sep 7, 2023 |
| ELLIE MAE, INC. | Principal Engineer, UI | Pleasanton, CA | $225000 | Green Card | Sep 25, 2020 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $224400 - $260800 | Green Card | Nov 17, 2023 | |
| INDEED INC. | Principal Engineer IV - Architecture | Seattle, WA | $224000 - $300000 | Green Card | Mar 18, 2021 |
| JUNIPER NETWORKS | Principal Engineer SW | Sunnyvale, CA | $223600 | Green Card | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Calsoft Labs Inc. | Principal Engineer | $222477 | Green Card | May 21, 2025 | |
| Motional AD Inc. | Principal Engineer | $222000 - $227000 | Green Card | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| EMC CORPORATION | SOFTWARE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | SEATTLE, WA | $221000 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2026 |
| SYNOPSYS, INC. | Applications Engineering, Principal Engineer | $220590 - $275000 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| Guaranteed Rate Inc | Principal Engineer | Chicago, IL | $220000 | Green Card | May 11, 2023 |
| SPECTRUM LABS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Walnut Creek, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Inception Ops Inc | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | MILPITAS, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Strateos, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Dec 6, 2021 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Aug 31, 2021 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 | Green Card | Apr 30, 2020 |
| ADVANCED GEOMECHANICS LLC | SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | HOUSTON, TX | $220000 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2013 |
| ADVANCED GEOMECHANICS LLC | SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | HOUSTON, TX | $220000 | H-1B | Jan 9, 2013 |
| MERCEDESBENZ RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT | Principal Engineer, Sensor Fusion | Sunnyvale, CA | $218925 - $286600 | Green Card | Aug 11, 2020 |
| ZENDESK, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $218778 | Green Card | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $218778 | H-1B | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $218778 | H-1B | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $218778 | H-1B | Jan 28, 2021 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | Principal Engineer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $218778 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2020 |
| NEW HOPE ENERGY (USA) INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | ROLLING HILLS ESTATE, CA | $218597 | H-1B | May 15, 2012 |
| ELLIE MAE, INC. | Principal Engineer | PLEASANTON, CA | $218400 | Green Card | Feb 14, 2018 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Technical Leader, Engineering (Principal Engineer) | San Jose, CA | $216405 - $246405 | Green Card | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Replicate, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $216000 - $264000 | H-1B | Jun 7, 2024 |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | Principal Engineer | Livermore, CA | $215880 - $297300 | Green Card | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Noodle Analytics, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $215200 - $235000 | Green Card | Oct 24, 2024 | |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Principal Engineer (017040.001057) | $215197 - $300000 | Green Card | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Principal Engineer (017040.000967) | $215197 - $300000 | Green Card | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| We Work Management LLC | Principal Engineer (Director, Software Developmen… | $215197 - $310000 | Green Card | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| Eventbrite, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $215197 - $348480 | H-1B | 2025 |
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