Principal Software Engineer salaries
18,879 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Software Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$146689
Average Salary
$37326
Minimum
$954000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Waltham, MA | $214845 | H-1B | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $214725 - $234725 | H-1B | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $214725 - $234725 | H-1B | Sep 21, 2020 |
| Moody's Analytics, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Little Elm, TX | $214688 | H-1B | Sep 25, 2024 |
| NIKE, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Tigard, OR | $214572 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2026 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER | REDMOND, WA | $214334 | H-1B | May 5, 2017 |
| Siemens Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $214000 | H-1B | May 14, 2026 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Executive Director, Principal Software Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $214000 | H-1B | Apr 16, 2024 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Executive Director, Principal Software Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $214000 | H-1B | Apr 23, 2024 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $213985 | H-1B | Mar 19, 2018 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $213985 | H-1B | Jan 29, 2018 |
| HERE North America, LLC | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | $213913 | Green Card | Feb 8, 2024 | |
| NIKE USA, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Beaverton, OR | $213900 | Green Card | Feb 9, 2023 |
| NIKE USA INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Beaverton, OR | $213900 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2022 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $213833 | H-1B | Dec 1, 2021 |
| WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $213797 | Green Card | Jun 10, 2021 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain House, CA | $213797 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2021 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $213797 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Itron, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $213724 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Nov 21, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213720 - $237500 | H-1B | Nov 6, 2024 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Principal Software Engineer | REDMOND, WA | $213675 - $233675 | Green Card | Aug 23, 2016 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | REDMOND, WA | $213675 | H-1B | Jan 25, 2016 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $213552 - $233552 | H-1B | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Webflow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $213512 - $260000 | H-1B | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Quicken, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $213512 - $304800 | H-1B | May 1, 2026 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $213512 - $263512 | H-1B | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Oakland, CA | $213512 - $249600 | H-1B | Jan 21, 2026 |
| ORO Labs Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Fremont, CA | $213512 | H-1B | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Informatica LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $213512 - $226279 | H-1B | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Mastercard Technologies, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $213512 - $317000 | H-1B | Jan 12, 2026 |
| 2K Games, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Novato, CA | $213512 - $241000 | H-1B | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Logitech Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Dublin, CA | $213512 - $273200 | H-1B | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Quicken, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Fremont, CA | $213512 - $304800 | H-1B | May 1, 2026 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $213512 - $337000 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning Pla… | San Francisco, CA | $213512 - $249600 | H-1B | Sep 11, 2025 |
| eHealthInsurance Services, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Fremont, CA | $213512 - $288576 | H-1B | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $213512 - $283800 | H-1B | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Genentech, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | South San Francisco, CA | $213512 - $302000 | H-1B | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Illumina, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Foster City, CA | $213512 - $316000 | H-1B | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Okta, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $213512 - $272906 | H-1B | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Onai Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $213500 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2025 |
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