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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

Active filters: Job: Principal Software Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Spectro Cloud, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $226138 H-1B Mar 3, 2026
Upgrade, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $226138 - $264514 H-1B Feb 12, 2026
Upgrade, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $226138 - $264514 H-1B Jan 9, 2026
Ping Identity Corporation Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $226138 - $293018 H-1B Nov 6, 2025
Saviynt, Inc. Sr. Principal Software Engineer Milpitas, CA $226138 - $245000 H-1B May 19, 2026
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $226138 - $303140 H-1B Jul 30, 2025
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $226138 - $302000 H-1B Aug 5, 2025
WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $226105 Green Card Jun 1, 2021
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $226105 H-1B Sep 16, 2020
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $226013 H-1B Nov 9, 2021
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Fremont, CA $226013 H-1B Nov 9, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $226000 H-1B Nov 28, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineering Manager Mountain View, CA $226000 H-1B Nov 5, 2021
Splunk Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $226000 - $246000 H-1B Mar 24, 2021
Salesforce, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Bellevue, WA $225800 H-1B May 15, 2023
Red Hat, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Sammamish, WA $225750 - $245750 H-1B Feb 15, 2024
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Principal Software Engineer New York, NY $225720 H-1B May 19, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer, Site Reliabil… Santa Clara, CA $225680 - $279500 H-1B Jan 21, 2025
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $225599 H-1B Aug 2, 2022
Splunk Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $225330 - $245330 H-1B Aug 4, 2021
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $225190 H-1B Jul 19, 2022
Splunk Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $225062 - $245062 H-1B Apr 27, 2022
Cardlytics Inc. Principal Software Engineer Menlo Park, CA $225000 - $235000 H-1B Jun 24, 2024
Ramsey Theory Capital LLC Principal Software Engineer Fort Lee, NJ $225000 H-1B Jun 4, 2026
SingleStore, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $225000 - $250000 H-1B Nov 18, 2022
Ticket Evolution Inc. Principal Software Engineer Arlington, VA $225000 - $260000 H-1B Nov 19, 2024
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Executive Director, Sr Principal Software Engineer Plano, TX $225000 H-1B May 12, 2025
LPL Financial LLC Principal Software Engineer Fort Mill, SC $225000 H-1B Apr 23, 2025
Panasonic Avionics Corporation Principal Software Engineer Irvine, CA $225000 H-1B Jan 14, 2025
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Executive Director, Principal Software Engineer Jersey City, NJ $225000 H-1B Jan 25, 2024
Ticket Evolution Inc. Principal Software Engineer Arlington, VA $225000 - $260000 H-1B Apr 23, 2024
Udemy, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $225000 H-1B Feb 19, 2024
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $225000 H-1B Nov 8, 2022
PT Asset Management, LLC Director, Principal Software Engineer Chicago, IL $225000 H-1B Apr 4, 2023
CARIAD Inc. Principal Software Engineer - Android Automotive Santa Clara, CA $225000 H-1B Mar 9, 2023
Get Real Labs, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Austin, TX $225000 H-1B Apr 6, 2023
Zscaler, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $225000 - $245000 H-1B Jun 23, 2023
Zscaler, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $225000 - $245000 H-1B Feb 23, 2023
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Bellevue, WA $225000 H-1B Mar 7, 2022
Valassis Digital Corp. AWS Principal Software Engineer McKinney, TX $225000 H-1B Feb 7, 2022
Akamai Technologies, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $225000 H-1B Aug 29, 2022
Bitrise Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $225000 E-3 Sep 23, 2022
Veeva Systems Inc. Principal Software Engineer Westford, MA $225000 H-1B Aug 24, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Redmond, WA $225000 H-1B May 9, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Redmond, WA $225000 H-1B Jul 20, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Redmond, WA $225000 H-1B Apr 28, 2022
Marqeta, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Oakland, CA $225000 - $250000 H-1B Jan 19, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineering Manager Redmond, WA $225000 H-1B Jul 11, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Redmond, WA $225000 H-1B Nov 29, 2021
IHS Global Inc. Principal Software Engineer Piscataway, NJ $225000 H-1B Jul 18, 2022
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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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