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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
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Engineer, Digital IC Design Santa Clara, CA $204549 H-1B May 6, 2022
EMC Corporation Software Principal Engineer Seattle, WA $204507 H-1B Nov 3, 2025
Intel Corporation Principal Engineer, Silicon SoC Architecture Hillsboro, OR $204500 - $288710 H-1B Jun 19, 2025
Wood Group USA, Inc. Principal Engineer Houston, TX $204464 Green Card Oct 21, 2019
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Principal Engineer Applications San Jose, CA $204400 H-1B May 9, 2024
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer Austin, TX $204356 H-1B Jul 14, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Quality Systems Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $204356 H-1B Jul 1, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware & Silicon Validation Santa Clara, CA $204326 H-1B Jun 15, 2022
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware & Silicon Validation Santa Clara, CA $204326 H-1B Jun 9, 2022
Publix Super Markets, Inc. IS Principal Engineer 2 Orlando, FL $204321 H-1B Feb 18, 2026
Dell Products L.P. Software Senior Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $204193 H-1B Feb 27, 2025
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Bellevue, WA $204100 H-1B Jan 9, 2026
Cisco Systems, Inc. Principal Engineer - CAS-28875-F2Y8B8 San Jose, CA $204001 H-1B May 26, 2021
Dell Products L.P. Software System Senior Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $204000 H-1B Mar 5, 2024
STITCH FIX INC Principal Engineer San Francisco, CA $204000 Green Card Jan 27, 2021
Mimosa Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Development Santa Clara, CA $203944 H-1B Apr 5, 2025
Mimosa Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Development Santa Clara, CA $203944 H-1B Apr 5, 2025
Dell Products L.P. Software Senior Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $203782 H-1B Apr 14, 2022
Analog Devices, Inc. Principal Engineer, Systems Design/Architecture E… Wilmington, MA $203774 H-1B Jun 11, 2026
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Principal Engineer Savannah, GA $203730 H-1B Mar 25, 2026
TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC Principal Engineer, Software Development San Jose, CA $203712 H-1B Jul 25, 2024
GENENTECH INC. Principal Engineer South San Francisco, CA $203663 Green Card Aug 13, 2021
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer – DEG CAD Richardson, TX $203609 H-1B Apr 24, 2026
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $203552 H-1B Jun 11, 2025
EMC Corporation Software Principal Engineer Morganville, NJ $203528 H-1B Oct 11, 2024
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $203459 H-1B Jun 3, 2019
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Data Bellevue, WA $203456 H-1B Jun 8, 2026
Cisco Systems, Inc. Principal Engineer Milpitas, CA $203400 - $335400 H-1B Sep 12, 2022
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. Principal Engineer Systems Applications, RADAR Al… San Jose, CA $203392 H-1B Oct 6, 2023
Egnyte, Inc. Principal Engineer Dallas, TX $203300 H-1B Mar 5, 2024
WOOD GROUP USA, INC. Principal Engineer Houston, TX $203093 - $224472 E-3 May 25, 2021
Dish Wireless LLC Principal Engineer - Wireless LITTLETON, CO $203050 - $214500 H-1B Aug 25, 2022
IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $203000 H-1B Jul 11, 2014
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Site Reliability Bellevue, WA $203000 H-1B Sep 9, 2025
DATA DOMAIN LLC SOFTWARE SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $203000 H-1B Mar 20, 2019
NXP USA, INC. Senior Principal Engineer San Diego, CA $202980 H-1B Oct 11, 2024
Equinix, Inc. Principal Engineer, Product Software Sunnyvale, CA $202878 - $304000 H-1B Oct 11, 2023
Dell Products L.P. Software Senior Principal Engineer Frisco, TX $202846 H-1B Oct 28, 2024
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $202842 - $235500 H-1B Dec 10, 2012
HNTB CORPORATION PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - TUNNEL Bellevue, WA $202842 E-3 Jun 14, 2019
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer (Saas Platform) Santa Clara, CA $202809 - $247200 H-1B Oct 30, 2023
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software San Francisco, CA $202809 - $247200 H-1B Oct 19, 2023
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $202809 - $247200 H-1B Aug 22, 2023
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $202809 - $247200 H-1B Aug 28, 2023
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $202809 - $247200 H-1B Sep 22, 2023
CommVault Systems,Inc. Principal Engineer II San Jose, CA $202800 - $250000 H-1B Apr 24, 2025
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer-PF Physical Design Lead Folsom, CA $202800 H-1B Mar 27, 2025
AUDIBLE, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER IV NEWARK, NJ $202800 H-1B Aug 5, 2019
EMC CORPORATION SOFTWARE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER – PRODUCT OWNER SANTA CLARA, CA $202791 H-1B Jan 5, 2026
Sephora USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, ML San Francisco, CA $202768 - $240000 H-1B Aug 28, 2023
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