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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SecureWorks, Inc. | Software Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $197676 | H-1B | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $197600 | H-1B | May 29, 2026 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Mechanical Senior Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $197600 | H-1B | May 29, 2026 |
| T.Y. Lin International | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $197600 - $296400 | H-1B | Jun 9, 2026 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | $197600 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Principal Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $197500 - $207870 | H-1B | May 26, 2026 |
| INNOVIUM, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | San Jose, CA | $197500 | H-1B | Sep 18, 2019 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Software Senior Principal Engineer | Austin, TX | $197434 | H-1B | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Software Senior Principal Engineer | $197288 | Green Card | Aug 23, 2023 | |
| NetWitness Security LLC | Sofware Senior Principal Engineer | Fuquay Varina, NC | $197285 | H-1B | May 22, 2025 |
| NetWitness Security LLC | Sofware Senior Principal Engineer | Fuquay Varina, NC | $197285 | H-1B | May 20, 2025 |
| NetWitness Security LLC | Sofware Senior Principal Engineer | Fuquay Varina, NC | $197285 | H-1B | May 22, 2025 |
| Atlassian, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $197200 - $266800 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Wi-Fi Alliance | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $197157 | H-1B | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Intel Corporation | Principal Engineer | Folsom, CA | $197080 - $274730 | H-1B | Feb 16, 2023 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Industrial Design Senior Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $197000 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2025 |
| EMC CORPORATION | SOFTWARE SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $197000 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2021 |
| DATA DOMAIN LLC | SOFTWARE SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $197000 | H-1B | Jan 30, 2019 |
| Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLC | Principal Engineer - Product Engineering | Ashburn, VA | $196950 | H-1B | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLC | Principal Engineer - Product Engineering | Ashburn, VA | $196950 | H-1B | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Dell USA L.P. | Software Senior Principal Engineer | $196938 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | Software Principal Engineer | Austin, TX | $196879 | H-1B | May 11, 2026 |
| EMPOWER RETIREMENT, LLC | Principal Engineer Software | Argyle, TX | $196814 | H-1B | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Intel Corporation | Principal Engineer | Hillsboro, OR | $196747 - $284790 | H-1B | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Intel Corporation | Principal Engineer, Firmware Architecture | Hillsboro, OR | $196747 - $284790 | H-1B | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Empower Retirement, LLC | Principal Engineer DevOps | Rockwall, TX | $196743 | H-1B | Aug 8, 2025 |
| EMC CORPORATION | SOFTWARE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | ROUND ROCK, TX | $196650 | H-1B | Dec 12, 2025 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $196500 - $276700 | Green Card | Dec 2, 2021 |
| Dell USA L.P. | Software Principal Engineer | McKinney, TX | $196462 | H-1B | May 8, 2025 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Quality Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $196374 | H-1B | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $196100 - $323400 | H-1B | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $196100 - $323400 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $196100 - $323400 | H-1B | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $196100 - $323400 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $196100 - $297400 | H-1B | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $196100 - $297400 | H-1B | Oct 5, 2020 |
| Ask Media Group, LLC | Principal Engineer | New York, NY | $196000 | H-1B | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Minneapolis, MN | $196000 - $353000 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Minneapolis, MN | $196000 - $353000 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2025 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | Principal Engineer 1 | $196000 - $262700 | Green Card | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer Software | Santa Clara, CA | $196000 - $294000 | H-1B | May 23, 2023 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Sr. Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $196000 - $294000 | H-1B | Jun 13, 2023 |
| BANK OF AMERICA N.A. | Director; Principal Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $196000 - $196000 | H-1B | Apr 18, 2022 |
| GROUPON, INC. | Principal Engineer | CHICAGO, IL | $196000 - $220000 | Green Card | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Bloom Energy Corporation | Principal Engineer, Electrical | San Jose, CA | $195915 | H-1B | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Dublin, CA | $195910 | H-1B | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer ASIC | Santa Clara, CA | $195869 - $246025 | H-1B | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Mixed Signal Design Engineeri… | San Jose, CA | $195859 | H-1B | Jun 27, 2025 |
| JAND, Inc | Principal Engineer - Data Engineering | New York, NY | $195707 | Green Card | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Caremark LLC | Digital Principal Engineer I | Richardson, TX | $195700 | H-1B | Jun 5, 2023 |
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