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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK hynix memory solutions America inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 - $206239 | H-1B | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Navis, LP | Principal Engineer & Manager | Roseville, CA | $200000 - $230000 | H-1B | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Lendistry | Principal Engineer | Tustin, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Feb 24, 2023 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance … | Principal Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Oct 19, 2023 |
| Lendistry | Principal Engineer | Tustin, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Feb 22, 2023 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Analog IC Design Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 - $285000 | H-1B | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Fox Cable Network Services, LLC | Principal Engineer, Platforms | Austin, TX | $200000 | H-1B | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Tessell, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Austin, TX | $200000 - $258000 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2024 |
| General Motors Company | Global Technical Specialist – Principal Engineer | Warren, MI | $200000 | H-1B | Jan 18, 2024 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Hardware Design Senior Principal Engineer | Irvine, CA | $200000 - $256250 | H-1B | Aug 14, 2024 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Digital IC Design Senior Principal Engineer | Chandler, AZ | $200000 - $243000 | H-1B | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Michaels Stores, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Indian Land, SC | $200000 | H-1B | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineer… | Boston, MA | $200000 | H-1B | May 22, 2024 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | Principal Engineer Digital Design | Lynnwood, WA | $200000 | H-1B | Nov 7, 2023 |
| SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $200000 | H-1B | Mar 20, 2023 |
| SonderMind, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Andover, MA | $200000 - $210000 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2023 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Nov 15, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Jul 25, 2022 |
| AUTOMATION ANYWHERE, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Sep 28, 2022 |
| MACY'S SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Principal Engineer | Johns Creek, GA | $200000 | H-1B | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Clumio, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 - $280000 | H-1B | May 23, 2023 |
| SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Sep 13, 2023 |
| GOODIX TECHNOLOGY INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $200000 | H-1B | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Axiado Corporation | Principal Engineer, Software | San Jose, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Feb 7, 2023 |
| News Corporate Services, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Product Security | Wake Forest, NC | $200000 | H-1B | Apr 5, 2023 |
| Clumio, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 - $280000 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2023 |
| SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | KATY, TX | $200000 | H-1B | Jun 22, 2023 |
| SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | KATY, TX | $200000 | H-1B | Jul 18, 2023 |
| Sephora USA, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $200000 - $204000 | H-1B | Mar 18, 2022 |
| EMC Corporation | Senior Principal Engineer, Technical Marketing | San Jose, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Shipt, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Irving, TX | $200000 | H-1B | Feb 9, 2022 |
| BetterCloud Inc. | Principal Engineer | Vernon Hills, IL | $200000 | H-1B | Feb 9, 2022 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2022 |
| NIKE, Inc. | APLA - Principal Engineer | Beaverton, OR | $200000 | H-1B | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Corelight, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Seattle, WA | $200000 - $264774 | H-1B | Jul 20, 2022 |
| B.S.D. Capital, Inc. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | PHOENIX, AZ | $200000 | H-1B | May 5, 2022 |
| UiPath, Inc. | Principal Engineering Manager | Bellevue, WA | $200000 - $225000 | H-1B | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Manufacturers Bank | Principal Engineer - Web | Los Angeles, CA | $200000 | H-1B | May 19, 2022 |
| Endor Labs Inc. | Principal Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Nov 12, 2021 |
| Honeywell International Inc. | HR Technology Principal Engineer | Charlotte, NC | $200000 | H-1B | Nov 29, 2021 |
| Fungible, Inc. | Principal Engineer (Hardware) | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 - $250000 | H-1B | Mar 11, 2022 |
| Sift Science, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $200000 - $275000 | H-1B | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Engineering Manager | Atlanta, GA | $200000 | H-1B | May 17, 2021 |
| Daniel L. Sun, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Jun 14, 2021 |
| SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. | SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $200000 | H-1B | May 14, 2021 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Camarillo, CA | $200000 | H-1B | Jun 11, 2021 |
| COMPUSHARP INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | JACKSON, MS | $200000 | H-1B | Aug 6, 2021 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 | Green Card | May 4, 2020 |
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