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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
F5, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $201096 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Engineering Project Management Senior Principal E… Santa Clara, CA $201053 - $231446 H-1B May 13, 2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Engineering Project Management Senior Principal E… Santa Clara, CA $201053 - $223619 H-1B Jan 23, 2026
NetScout Systems, Inc. Principal Engineer, Quality Assurance San Jose, CA $201053 - $220534 H-1B Jun 4, 2026
Wi-Fi Alliance Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $201053 - $231000 H-1B May 27, 2026
Illumio, Inc. Principal Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $201053 - $258500 H-1B Sep 2, 2025
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Full Stack Plano, TX $201000 H-1B Jan 13, 2023
The TJX Companies, Inc. Principal Engineer Marlborough, MA $200655 H-1B Jun 12, 2025
F5, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software San Jose, CA $200647 H-1B Apr 26, 2024
Zscaler, Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $200635 - $220635 H-1B Mar 21, 2024
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Engineer Mountain View, CA $200600 - $271400 H-1B Jul 31, 2024
CVS Pharmacy Inc. Digital Principal Engineer I Richardson, TX $200571 H-1B Mar 27, 2023
Caremark LLC Digital Principal Engineer I Richardson, TX $200571 H-1B Feb 23, 2023
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Cybersecurity Bellevue, WA $200529 H-1B Jan 5, 2026
Arm, Inc. Principal Engineer $200490 Green Card Oct 16, 2024
Infineon Technologies LLC Principal Engineer Product Marketing San Jose, CA $200488 H-1B Jan 15, 2026
OPENTABLE, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER San Francisco, CA $200380 H-1B Jan 10, 2019
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software $200340 - $223500 Green Card Dec 30, 2024
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Bellevue, WA $200340 H-1B Dec 20, 2024
Hughes Network Systems LLC Senior Principal Engineer- Software Germantown, MD $200340 H-1B Dec 13, 2023
Motional AD Inc. Principal Engineer, Team Lead Pittsburgh, PA $200319 H-1B Nov 5, 2025
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, LLC Principal Engineer, Machine Learning Brooklyn, NY $200315 E-3 Feb 6, 2025
Cisco Systems, Inc. Principal Engineer - CAS-69582-Z5F1C9 San Jose, CA $200279 H-1B Oct 8, 2021
Cisco Systems, Inc. Principal Engineer - CAS-69582-Z5F1C9 San Jose, CA $200279 H-1B Sep 9, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $200276 - $255000 H-1B Jan 6, 2025
Analog Devices, Inc. Principal Engineer, Machine Learning Boston, MA $200134 H-1B May 14, 2025
Analog Devices, Inc. Principal Engineer, Machine Learning Boston, MA $200134 H-1B May 5, 2025
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Bellevue, WA $200014 H-1B Oct 24, 2023
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer - CE CAD Richardson, TX $200000 H-1B Dec 15, 2025
SLR International Corporation Senior Principal Engineer, Mine Waste Engineering Lakewood, CO $200000 - $240000 E-3 May 27, 2026
Malbec Labs LLC Principal Engineer Naperville, IL $200000 H-1B May 12, 2026
Siemens Corporation Principal Engineer Seattle, WA $200000 H-1B Dec 22, 2025
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Engineer Pflugerville, TX $200000 - $240000 H-1B Jun 10, 2026
Blockgraph, LLC Principal Engineer, Infrastructure New York, NY $200000 - $275000 H-1B Jan 22, 2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Advanced Packaging Senior Principal Engineer Chandler, AZ $200000 - $255000 H-1B Jun 18, 2026
SambaNova Systems Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $200000 H-1B Jan 24, 2026
SambaNova Systems Inc. Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $200000 H-1B Jun 3, 2026
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $200000 H-1B Feb 28, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $200000 - $210000 H-1B Jun 4, 2025
Cellco Partnership Principal Engineer Ashburn, VA $200000 H-1B Jan 10, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $200000 - $210000 H-1B May 15, 2025
Dell Products L.P. Principal Engineering Technologist Round Rock, TX $200000 H-1B Jun 9, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $200000 - $206239 H-1B Apr 30, 2025
PSEMI CORPORATION Principal Engineer, RFIC Design San Diego, CA $200000 - $230000 H-1B Apr 9, 2025
Dell Products L.P. Software Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $200000 H-1B Mar 5, 2025
Udemy, Inc. Principal Engineer $200000 - $300000 Green Card Sep 30, 2023
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $200000 - $235060 H-1B Jan 3, 2025
Analog Devices, Inc. Principal Engineer, Research Science Engineering Boston, MA $200000 H-1B May 14, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Software Validation & Quality Assurance Principal… Santa Clara, CA $200000 - $219448 H-1B Mar 20, 2025
Corelight, Inc. Principal Engineers $200000 - $264774 Green Card Aug 24, 2023
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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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