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
Average Salary
$48485
Minimum
$900000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $207475 - $225153 | H-1B | Mar 10, 2017 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | Principal Engineer Elect Design | SAN JOSE, CA | $207448 | H-1B | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $207375 | H-1B | May 7, 2025 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Seattle, WA | $207140 | H-1B | Jun 5, 2024 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $207107 | H-1B | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Okulis Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $207000 | H-1B | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Software Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $206906 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2022 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Costa Mesa, CA | $206542 - $257000 | Green Card | Dec 5, 2019 |
| SambaNova Systems Inc. | Principal Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $206527 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Sage Software Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | Atlanta, GA | $206500 - $280000 | H-1B | Jun 5, 2025 |
| UIPATH, INC. | Principal Engineering Manager | Bellevue, WA | $206482 - $265000 | H-1B | Jul 16, 2021 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Senior Principal Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $206400 - $220600 | H-1B | Mar 28, 2025 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Principal Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $206400 - $233490 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2025 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Senior Principal Engineer | Mechanicsville, VA | $206400 - $220600 | H-1B | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. | Principal Engineer Product Quality Management | San Jose, CA | $206382 | H-1B | Aug 29, 2025 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Principal Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $206350 - $207151 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2025 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Principal Engineer | Dublin, CA | $206350 - $207151 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2025 |
| WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | Principal Engineer (017040.001800) | Concord, CA | $206315 - $300000 | H-1B | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Lam Research Corporation | Principal Engineer (Software Engineer Systems) | Livermore, CA | $206315 - $337000 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Equinix, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Product Software | Redwood City, CA | $206315 - $298000 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Sephora USA, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Store Digital | San Francisco, CA | $206315 - $241176 | H-1B | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Dublin, CA | $206315 - $237500 | H-1B | May 9, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | San Francisco, CA | $206315 - $237500 | H-1B | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Principal Engineer, iOS | Menlo Park, CA | $206315 - $286500 | H-1B | May 5, 2025 |
| Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Data Integration | Hayward, CA | $206315 - $302500 | H-1B | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $206315 - $283800 | H-1B | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $206315 - $283800 | H-1B | Jul 3, 2024 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $206315 - $249600 | H-1B | Jul 22, 2024 |
| WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | Principal Engineer (017040.001586) | San Leandro, CA | $206315 - $300000 | H-1B | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER VERIFICATION & VALIDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $206223 | H-1B | Dec 16, 2025 |
| MACY'S SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Principal Engineer | Johns Creek, GA | $206100 | H-1B | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | Principal Engineer - NVE Systems Media | Mountain View, CA | $206078 | H-1B | Jul 15, 2024 |
| NIKE, Inc. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | Beaverton, OR | $206000 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Harman Becker Automotive Systems Inc. | Sr. Principal Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $206000 | H-1B | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Embedded Software | Beaverton, OR | $205927 | H-1B | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $205906 - $233200 | H-1B | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer SQA | Santa Clara, CA | $205906 - $233200 | H-1B | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $205906 - $233200 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2024 |
| NXP USA, INC. | Senior Principal Engineer | Irvine, CA | $205825 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2024 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $205800 - $274400 | H-1B | May 12, 2025 |
| Aryaka Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $205750 | H-1B | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Durham, NC | $205700 - $278300 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2024 |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Austin, TX | $205700 - $278300 | H-1B | Feb 14, 2024 |
| TRONOX LLC | Principal Engineer | STAMFORD, CT | $205700 | Green Card | Jun 26, 2019 |
| eHealthInsurance Services, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $205650 - $241696 | H-1B | Oct 31, 2019 |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Senior Principal Engineer | ROUND ROCK, TX | $205550 | Green Card | May 17, 2019 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $205550 - $247200 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2023 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Senior Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $205518 | H-1B | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Sandisk Technologies, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineer… | San Jose, CA | $205482 - $205482 | H-1B | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Sandisk Technologies, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineer… | Milpitas, CA | $205482 - $205482 | H-1B | Jan 21, 2026 |
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