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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

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$48485

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$900000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC Principal Engineer, Software Development San Jose, CA $205296 H-1B Aug 2, 2024
Dell Products L.P. Software Senior Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205078 H-1B May 31, 2022
Dell Products L.P. Software Senior Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205078 H-1B Jun 17, 2022
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Principal Engineer Elect Design San Jose, CA $205065 H-1B May 15, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Engineer, Physical Design $205000 - $215000 Green Card Aug 6, 2025
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. Principal Engineer, AMS layout El Segundo, CA $205000 H-1B Dec 12, 2025
MediaTek USA Inc. Principal Engineer $205000 - $225000 Green Card May 21, 2025
XERO, Inc. Principal Engineer SAINT PETERSBURG, FL $205000 - $255000 H-1B May 4, 2026
Dell Products L.P. Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer Hopkinton, MA $205000 H-1B Sep 26, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Architecture DSP Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $230050 H-1B May 12, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Design Verification Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $220000 H-1B Nov 22, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Design Verification Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $220460 H-1B Jan 16, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Foundry Technology Senior Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $227000 H-1B Apr 23, 2025
N-Power Medicine Inc. Principal Engineer Spring City, PA $205000 H-1B Jan 15, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Design Verification Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $225000 H-1B Oct 7, 2024
CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC. Principal Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $205000 - $250000 H-1B Mar 24, 2025
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer Austin, TX $205000 H-1B Jul 14, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $220424 H-1B Mar 20, 2025
Syapse Holdings Inc. Principal Engineer King Of Prussia, PA $205000 H-1B Nov 12, 2024
Syapse Holdings Inc. Principal Engineer Spring City, PA $205000 H-1B Dec 6, 2024
AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY, INC. Software Principal Engineer Las Vegas, NV $205000 E-3 Nov 13, 2024
BANK OF AMERICA N.A. Vice President / Principal Engineer $205000 - $228100 Green Card Feb 12, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Application Engineering Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $221855 H-1B May 12, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Design Verification Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $225000 H-1B Feb 10, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Application Engineering Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $234995 H-1B Feb 29, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Design Verification Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $225000 H-1B Jul 1, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Design Verification Senior Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $219171 H-1B Jul 10, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Engineer, Digital IC Design Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $216455 H-1B Sep 13, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Physical Design Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $220000 H-1B Jul 22, 2024
BANK OF AMERICA N.A. Vice President; Principal Engineer Jersey City, NJ $205000 - $205000 H-1B Dec 26, 2023
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $205000 - $226000 H-1B Sep 13, 2024
AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY, INC. Software Principal Engineer Las Vegas, NV $205000 E-3 Jun 18, 2024
Ampere Computing LLC Principal Engineer, Server Validation/System Leve… Santa Clara, CA $205000 H-1B Apr 4, 2023
Constant Contact, Inc. Senior Principal Engineer Waltham, MA $205000 H-1B Jul 19, 2022
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $205000 H-1B Sep 23, 2022
EMC Corporation Software Senior Principal Engineer Hopkinton, MA $205000 H-1B Jan 31, 2022
Arable Labs, Inc. Principal Engineer - Backend San Francisco, CA $205000 H-1B Aug 4, 2022
EMC Corporation Software Senior Principal Engineer Tomball, TX $205000 H-1B Aug 30, 2022
EMC Corporation Software Senior Principal Engineer Naples, FL $205000 H-1B Jun 1, 2022
Nike Inc. Principal Engineer Beaverton, OR $205000 H-1B Jul 22, 2021
EMC Corporation Software Principal Engineer Redmond, WA $205000 H-1B Dec 1, 2020
YUBICO INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER PALO ALTO, CA $205000 H-1B Oct 2, 2019
YAHOO! INC. Architect (Senior Principal Engineer) SUNNYVALE, CA $205000 - $225000 Green Card Sep 12, 2014
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION LEAD PRINCIPAL ENGINEER APPLICATIONS El Segundo, CA $204958 H-1B Mar 20, 2024
Arm, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $204901 - $342700 H-1B May 14, 2025
Arm, Inc. Senior Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $204901 - $423000 H-1B Jun 16, 2025
Arm, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $204901 - $311535 H-1B Feb 20, 2025
STMICROELECTRONICS,INC Quantum Film Process Principal Engineer Fremont, CA $204768 H-1B Aug 22, 2022
Dell Marketing L.P. Software System Senior Principal Engineer Plano, TX $204721 H-1B May 16, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software $204594 - $233200 Green Card Nov 13, 2024
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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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