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Principal Engineer, R salaries

225 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer, R", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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225

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$139873

Average Salary

$75109

Minimum

$225000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: Principal Engineer, R
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $141941 Green Card Feb 26, 2021
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering MILPITAS, CA $141898 Green Card Jan 11, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Columbus, OH $141669 - $160000 H-1B Mar 8, 2021
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $141669 Green Card Dec 4, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Fremont, CA $141669 - $160000 H-1B Jun 18, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $141669 - $160000 H-1B Jun 18, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $141669 - $160000 H-1B Mar 8, 2021
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $141413 - $161413 H-1B Dec 3, 2020
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering SUNNYVALE, CA $141413 - $161413 H-1B Nov 25, 2020
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $141075 Green Card Aug 24, 2020
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, RELIABILITY ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $138653 - $160000 H-1B Aug 4, 2017
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Milpitas, CA $137800 Green Card Aug 17, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $137000 - $157000 H-1B Feb 17, 2023
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. Principal Engineer, Release Engineering Atlanta, GA $137000 - $200000 H-1B Nov 30, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $137000 - $157000 H-1B Feb 17, 2023
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. Principal Engineer, Release Engineering Leander, TX $137000 - $200000 H-1B Nov 30, 2022
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $136590 - $156590 H-1B Jul 1, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Engineering San Jose, CA $135895 - $155895 H-1B Apr 17, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $135895 - $155895 H-1B Apr 16, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $135824 - $180000 H-1B Sep 21, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $135824 - $180000 H-1B Sep 21, 2023
Edwards Lifesciences LLC Principal Engineer, R&D Verification & Validation… $135720 - $181300 Green Card Mar 1, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering [SOC 17-2072.… $135179 - $180000 Green Card Jul 5, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Folsom, CA $135179 - $180000 H-1B Sep 21, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Folsom, CA $135179 - $180000 H-1B Sep 21, 2023
AKER SOLUTIONS, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, RISER HOUSTON, TX $135096 - $171626 H-1B Sep 24, 2015
AKER SOLUTIONS, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, RISER HOUSTON, TX $135096 - $171626 H-1B Sep 21, 2015
Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Raleigh, NC $135000 - $145000 H-1B Apr 29, 2026
Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Raleigh, NC $135000 - $145000 H-1B Apr 29, 2026
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $135000 - $157949 H-1B Feb 20, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $135000 - $155000 H-1B Jun 8, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $135000 - $155000 H-1B Jun 11, 2020
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, RELIABILITY ENGINEERING Milpitas, CA $135000 - $165000 H-1B Feb 11, 2019
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC Principal Engineer, R&D - Advanced Technology IRVINE, CA $135000 Green Card Sep 20, 2018
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IRVINE, CA $135000 H-1B Mar 13, 2017
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP/STRYKER ORTHO Principal Engineer, R&D Robotics MAHWAH, NJ $135000 Green Card Dec 18, 2015
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $134597 - $154597 H-1B May 1, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $134597 - $154597 H-1B May 1, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $134597 - $152355 H-1B Feb 3, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R & D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $134597 - $150000 H-1B Feb 7, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $134514 - $154514 H-1B Jul 8, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $134514 - $154514 H-1B Jul 8, 2022
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, R & D Engineering Milpitas, CA $134000 - $154000 E-3 Nov 1, 2019
Edwards Lifesciences LLC Principal Engineer, R&D Irvine, CA $133930 H-1B Oct 27, 2022
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING SAN JOSE, CA $133910 - $154000 H-1B Jan 5, 2018
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $133910 H-1B Mar 22, 2018
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $133910 - $147301 H-1B Mar 20, 2018
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $133910 H-1B Mar 21, 2018
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $133910 - $147301 H-1B Jul 25, 2017
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Reliability Engineering Santa Clara, CA $133000 - $153000 H-1B Jun 22, 2022
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