Principal Engineer salaries
2,216 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$142280
Average Salary
$65749
Minimum
$475000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corporation | Principal Engineer(s), Electrical | $215000 - $233600 | Green Card | Aug 1, 2024 | |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $215000 | Green Card | Nov 20, 2023 | |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $215000 | Green Card | Nov 17, 2023 | |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $215000 | Green Card | Jun 16, 2021 |
| SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | Principal Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $215000 - $220000 | Green Card | Jul 25, 2018 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Principal Engineering Manager (Software Engineeri… | Redmond, WA | $214500 - $234500 | Green Card | Sep 18, 2019 |
| STASH FINANCIAL, INC. | Principal Engineer, Web | New York, NY | $214000 | H-1B | Nov 20, 2020 |
| BAYER BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES,… | Senior Principal Engineer EE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $212800 | Green Card | Sep 15, 2017 |
| JUNIPER NETWORKS | Principal Engineer -SW | Sunnyvale, CA | $212520 | Green Card | Jul 30, 2021 |
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP | Platinion Lead/Principal Engineer | Dallas, TX | $212000 - $260000 | Green Card | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Software Senior Principal Engineer | $211729 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | $211323 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Senior Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $211150 | Green Card | Jul 20, 2021 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | Principal Engineer | $211120 - $231120 | Green Card | Sep 13, 2024 | |
| NIKE, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $210500 | Green Card | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| Synopsys, Inc. | R&D Engineering, Principal Engineer | $210105 - $270000 | Green Card | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $210000 | Green Card | May 28, 2025 | |
| AMBIQ MICRO, INC. | Principal Engineer STA, Physical Design | $210000 | Green Card | Jul 17, 2024 | |
| VALORA, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $210000 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $210000 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2021 |
| UIPATH, INC | Principal Engineering Manager | Bellevue, WA | $210000 | Green Card | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Quotient Technology Inc | Principal Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $210000 | Green Card | Sep 9, 2021 |
| ROBIN SYSTEMS, INC. | Senior Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $210000 | Green Card | Jun 4, 2021 |
| NORDSTROM, INC | Principal Engineer | Seattle, WA | $209000 | Green Card | Jan 27, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer, ASIC Design | Santa Clara, CA | $208146 | Green Card | Mar 11, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $208000 | Green Card | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer - Firmware NVME | San Jose, CA | $208000 - $312000 | H-1B | May 1, 2023 |
| Alkira, Inc. | Principal Engineer (Software Test) | San Jose, CA | $208000 | Green Card | Jan 15, 2021 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Costa Mesa, CA | $206542 - $257000 | Green Card | Dec 5, 2019 |
| TRONOX LLC | Principal Engineer | STAMFORD, CT | $205700 | Green Card | Jun 26, 2019 |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Senior Principal Engineer | ROUND ROCK, TX | $205550 | Green Card | May 17, 2019 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | Principal Engineer | $205000 - $225000 | Green Card | May 21, 2025 | |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Physical Design | $205000 - $215000 | Green Card | Aug 6, 2025 | |
| AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Software Principal Engineer | Las Vegas, NV | $205000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| BANK OF AMERICA N.A. | Vice President / Principal Engineer | $205000 - $228100 | Green Card | Feb 12, 2024 | |
| AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Software Principal Engineer | Las Vegas, NV | $205000 | H-1B | Jun 18, 2024 |
| YAHOO! INC. | Architect (Senior Principal Engineer) | SUNNYVALE, CA | $205000 - $225000 | Green Card | Sep 12, 2014 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | $204594 - $233200 | Green Card | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| Wood Group USA, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Houston, TX | $204464 | Green Card | Oct 21, 2019 |
| STITCH FIX INC | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $204000 | Green Card | Jan 27, 2021 |
| GENENTECH INC. | Principal Engineer | South San Francisco, CA | $203663 | Green Card | Aug 13, 2021 |
| WOOD GROUP USA, INC. | Principal Engineer | Houston, TX | $203093 - $224472 | H-1B | May 25, 2021 |
| JUNIPER NETWORKS | Principal Engineer - SW | SUNNYVALE, CA | $201760 | Green Card | Oct 4, 2018 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $201310 - $323400 | Green Card | May 27, 2022 |
| Arm, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $200490 | Green Card | Oct 16, 2024 | |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software | $200340 - $223500 | Green Card | Dec 30, 2024 | |
| Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, LLC | Principal Engineer, Machine Learning | Brooklyn, NY | $200315 | H-1B | Feb 6, 2025 |
| SLR International Corporation | Senior Principal Engineer, Mine Waste Engineering | Lakewood, CO | $200000 - $240000 | H-1B | May 27, 2026 |
| Corelight, Inc. | Principal Engineers | $200000 - $264774 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| Udemy, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $200000 - $300000 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2023 |
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