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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

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$48485

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$900000

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Active filters: Job: Principal Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Stryker Corporation Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $199591 - $245800 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
SambaNova Systems Inc. Principal Engineer Palo Alto, CA $199534 H-1B May 6, 2025
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Bellevue, WA $199500 H-1B May 18, 2023
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $199500 H-1B Aug 8, 2022
Aetna Resources LLC Digital Principal Engineer I Burlington, MA $199495 H-1B Apr 3, 2023
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC Principal Engineer, Software Dev & Eng - Backend … Sunnyvale, CA $199406 - $217282 H-1B Mar 26, 2026
Autodesk, Inc. Senior Principal Engineer San Francisco, CA $199381 - $283800 H-1B Dec 23, 2025
Aetna Resources LLC Digital Principal Engineer I Wakefield, MA $199359 H-1B Feb 2, 2024
Aetna Resources LLC Digital Principal Engineer 1 Alpharetta, GA $199204 H-1B Jul 12, 2022
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. Principal Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $199102 H-1B May 28, 2026
DELL PRODUCTS L.P. SOFTWARE SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $199025 H-1B Jul 21, 2021
Autodesk, Inc. Senior Principal Engineer San Francisco, CA $199003 - $280800 H-1B Feb 13, 2025
Autodesk, Inc. Principal Engineer San Francisco, CA $199003 - $249600 H-1B Feb 13, 2025
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING MANAGER REDMOND, WA $198764 H-1B Sep 7, 2018
EMC Corporation Software Principal Engineer McKinney, TX $198675 H-1B Jun 25, 2025
Boomi L.P. Software Senior Principal Engineer Argyle, TX $198663 H-1B Feb 11, 2025
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Hardware Santa Clara, CA $198618 - $231450 H-1B Nov 5, 2025
Tenstorrent USA Inc. Principal Engineer Austin, TX $198598 - $308000 H-1B May 18, 2026
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Senior Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $198448 H-1B Jul 6, 2021
F5, Inc. Principal Engineer Seattle, WA $198407 H-1B Mar 28, 2025
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Principal Engineer San Jose, CA $198403 - $255500 H-1B Jul 31, 2024
Hughes Network Systems LLC Principal Engineer II - Software Germantown, MD $198384 H-1B Mar 24, 2025
GoPro, Inc. Principal Engineer Firmware Engineering San Mateo, CA $198353 H-1B Oct 11, 2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Software / Firmware Engineering Senior Principal … Santa Clara, CA $198248 - $223497 H-1B May 19, 2026
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Principal Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $198237 - $273237 H-1B Feb 28, 2024
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Principal Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $198237 - $273237 H-1B Feb 22, 2024
Bloom Energy Corporation Principal Engineer-Systems San Jose, CA $198172 H-1B Dec 3, 2024
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $198150 H-1B Oct 24, 2022
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $198142 - $237500 H-1B Jun 9, 2026
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer San Ramon, CA $198142 - $237500 H-1B Jun 11, 2026
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $198142 - $237500 H-1B Jun 8, 2026
Dell Products L.P. Software Senior Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $198008 H-1B Feb 20, 2024
Dell Products L.P. Software System Principal Engineer Round Rock, TX $198000 H-1B Aug 14, 2025
EMC Corporation Software Senior Principal Engineer Hopkinton, MA $198000 H-1B Nov 14, 2023
Blue Sage Solutions, LLC Principal Engineer Prosper, TX $198000 H-1B May 9, 2024
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Engineer Software Santa Clara, CA $198000 H-1B Aug 5, 2022
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - APP FITNESS LEAD PLANO, TX $198000 - $208000 H-1B Aug 2, 2022
Secureworks, Inc. Software Senior Principal Engineer Little Elm, TX $198000 H-1B Oct 21, 2021
SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER PALO ALTO, CA $198000 H-1B Dec 9, 2021
SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $198000 H-1B Apr 4, 2012
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Data Engineering Senior Principal Engineer San Ramon, CA $197995 - $230000 H-1B Mar 18, 2025
EdgeQ, Inc. Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $197981 - $200000 H-1B Jun 9, 2025
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturi… Principal Engineer Plano, TX $197956 H-1B Jul 21, 2025
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturi… Principal Engineer Plano, TX $197956 H-1B Jul 21, 2025
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Full Stack Bethesda, MD $197800 H-1B Feb 10, 2026
T-Mobile USA, Inc. Principal Engineer, Software Full Stack Bethesda, MD $197800 H-1B Feb 23, 2026
Atlassian US, Inc. Principal Engineer Duvall, WA $197710 - $267490 H-1B Apr 1, 2025
EMC Corporation Software Senior Principal Engineer Hopkinton, MA $197696 H-1B Jan 16, 2024
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Engineer, SoC Architecture Folsom, CA $197683 - $280000 H-1B Oct 31, 2024
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Engineer Folsom, CA $197683 - $267574 H-1B Jan 22, 2025
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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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