Principal Engineer salaries
2,216 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.2216
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$142280
Average Salary
$65749
Minimum
$475000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lendistry | Principal Engineer | Tustin, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Feb 22, 2023 |
| Lendistry | Principal Engineer | Tustin, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Feb 24, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Senior Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Jul 25, 2022 |
| AUTOMATION ANYWHERE, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Sep 28, 2022 |
| NETSKOPE, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 - $235000 | Green Card | Dec 17, 2020 |
| CARVANA LLC | Principal Engineer | Tempe, AZ | $200000 - $210000 | Green Card | Sep 14, 2020 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $200000 | Green Card | May 4, 2020 |
| CARVANA LLC | Principal Engineer | Tempe, AZ | $200000 - $210000 | Green Card | Sep 14, 2020 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $200000 - $220000 | Green Card | Jul 22, 2020 |
| Stash Financial, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Web | New York, NY | $200000 | H-1B | Apr 9, 2020 |
| DATA DOMAIN LLC | Software Senior Principal Engineer | ROUND ROCK, TX | $200000 | Green Card | Nov 12, 2018 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $200000 - $233800 | Green Card | Jun 21, 2018 |
| RIZIO, INC (DBA WORKFIT) | Senior Principal Engineer | MENLO PARK, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Dec 13, 2017 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $200000 - $245300 | Green Card | Feb 29, 2016 |
| Mattermark, Inc. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | San Francisco, CA | $200000 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2015 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | $199975 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| MODEC INTERNATIONAL,LLC | Principal Engineer | Houston, TX | $199915 - $219906 | Green Card | Jun 10, 2021 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $199710 | Green Card | Jun 8, 2022 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Principal Engineer | $197600 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| Dell Products L.P. | Software Senior Principal Engineer | $197288 | Green Card | Aug 23, 2023 | |
| Dell USA L.P. | Software Senior Principal Engineer | $196938 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $196500 - $276700 | Green Card | Dec 2, 2021 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | Principal Engineer 1 | $196000 - $262700 | Green Card | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| GROUPON, INC. | Principal Engineer | CHICAGO, IL | $196000 - $220000 | Green Card | Oct 13, 2017 |
| JAND, Inc | Principal Engineer - Data Engineering | New York, NY | $195707 | Green Card | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorpora… | Principal Engineer, CAD/CAE | $195000 - $230000 | Green Card | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| CHARLES SCHWAB CO., INC. | Principal Engineer- Systems Engineering | Westlake, TX | $195000 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $195000 | Green Card | Jun 5, 2022 |
| DATA DOMAIN LLC | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $195000 | Green Card | Sep 3, 2020 |
| Enlighted, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $195000 | Green Card | Feb 12, 2019 |
| CONVIVA, INC. | Principal Engineer, UI | Foster City, CA | $195000 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2019 |
| DATA DOMAIN LLC | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $195000 | Green Card | Jan 3, 2020 |
| Enlighted, Inc. | Sr. Principal Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $195000 | Green Card | Oct 8, 2018 |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Principal Engineer | Seattle, WA | $194556 | Green Card | Jul 28, 2021 |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. and all it… | Principal Engineer-Software Development | $194358 | Green Card | Jan 22, 2025 | |
| SK HYNIX MEMORY SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC. | Principal Engineer, ASIC | San Jose, CA | $194024 | Green Card | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Aerospace Testing, Engineering and Cert… | Principal Engineer | $193773 | Green Card | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer Software | $192941 - $247200 | Green Card | Aug 30, 2023 | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Software | $192941 - $247200 | Green Card | Sep 1, 2023 | |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer Software | $192941 - $247200 | Green Card | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| FUNGIBLE, INC. | Principal Engineer (Multiple Openings) | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $220000 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2022 |
| NinjaTech AI, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Los Altos, CA | $192500 | H-1B | Dec 9, 2025 |
| NEXTIVA INC | Principal Engineer, Oracle Fusion Architect | Scottsdale, AZ | $192500 | Green Card | Sep 12, 2022 |
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. | Platinion Lead/Principal Engineer | $191600 - $252900 | Green Card | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering | $191495 - $197240 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2024 | |
| INTERCOM, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $191000 - $249000 | Green Card | Dec 13, 2019 |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. and all it… | Principal Engineer | $190766 | Green Card | Jun 18, 2025 | |
| AUTODESK, INC. | Senior Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $190750 - $200750 | Green Card | Jun 9, 2020 |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $190550 | Green Card | Sep 12, 2024 | |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software (024606.000065) | $190486 - $223500 | Green Card | May 27, 2025 |
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