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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Systems Architecture | Frisco, TX | $190000 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Boomi L.P | Software Senior Principal Engineer | $190000 - $210000 | Green Card | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| AMS-OSRAM USA INC. | Principal Engineer 9436980 | Plano, TX | $190000 | H-1B | May 21, 2025 |
| Dell Products L.P. | Software Principal Engineer | Austin, TX | $190000 | H-1B | Nov 21, 2024 |
| NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, TRANSMISSION PLANNING | WALTHAM, MA | $190000 | H-1B | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Analog IC Design | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 - $207792 | H-1B | Jun 14, 2024 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Austin, TX | $190000 | H-1B | Nov 30, 2023 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Raleigh, NC | $190000 | H-1B | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Boomi L.P. | Software Principal Engineer | Conshohocken, PA | $190000 - $200000 | H-1B | Sep 6, 2024 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Rafay Systems, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $190000 - $220000 | H-1B | Nov 22, 2022 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $190000 | H-1B | Dec 14, 2022 |
| SecureWorks, Inc. | Software Principal Engineer | Cary, NC | $190000 | H-1B | Sep 28, 2022 |
| CVS Pharmacy, Inc. | Digital Principal Engineer I | Bentonville, AR | $190000 | H-1B | Oct 20, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer Software | San Francisco, CA | $190000 | Green Card | May 6, 2022 |
| Bloom Energy Corporation | Principal Engineer, Electrical | San Jose, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2023 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | LEAD PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | Austin, TX | $190000 | H-1B1 | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer, Software / Firmware En… | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 - $215000 | H-1B | Mar 2, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer SQA | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Apr 29, 2022 |
| MEDIATEK USA INC. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $190000 - $210000 | Green Card | Sep 8, 2022 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software/Firmware Engineering | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 - $210463 | H-1B | May 31, 2023 |
| CVS Pharmacy, Inc. | Principal Engineer I | Huntersville, NC | $190000 | H-1B | Jan 20, 2023 |
| SPECTRO CLOUD, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | SAN JOSE, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Axiado Corporation | Principal Engineer, Software Systems | San Jose, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Apr 13, 2022 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Ampere Computing LLC | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Oct 28, 2021 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Mar 28, 2022 |
| Carvana, LLC | Principal Engineer, Senior Back End | Tempe, AZ | $190000 | H-1B | Feb 17, 2022 |
| SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC. | SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Mar 29, 2022 |
| MERRILL LYNCH | Vice President; Principal Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $190000 - $190000 | H-1B | Jul 14, 2022 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Parlin, NJ | $190000 | H-1B | Feb 8, 2022 |
| MERRILL LYNCH | Vice President; Principal Engineer | JERSEY CITY, NJ | $190000 - $190000 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Ampere Computing LLC | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Oct 27, 2021 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | May 18, 2021 |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jul 8, 2021 |
| INNOVIUM, INC | Senior Principal Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $190000 - $205000 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2021 |
| EMC Corporation | Firmware Principal Engineer | Irvine, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2022 |
| The TJX Companies | Lead Principal Engineer | Marlborough, MA | $190000 | H-1B | Feb 24, 2022 |
| NCS Pearson, Inc. | Principal Engineer - Learning Platform | Gilbert, AZ | $190000 | H-1B | Jun 11, 2021 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2021 |
| DATA DOMAIN LLC | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jun 10, 2020 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $190000 - $210000 | H-1B | Feb 2, 2021 |
| GOODIX TECHNOLOGY INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $190000 | H-1B | Oct 25, 2019 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | Seattle, WA | $190000 | H-1B | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Seattle, WA | $190000 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Innovium, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $190000 - $225000 | H-1B | Sep 17, 2020 |
| ROLLBAR, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $190000 - $270000 | H-1B | Mar 16, 2020 |
| COUPA SOFTWARE INCORPORATED | Senior Principal Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $190000 - $210000 | H-1B | Feb 3, 2020 |
| Castlight Health, Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $190000 | H-1B | Mar 10, 2020 |
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