Principal Software Engineer salaries
18,879 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Software Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$146689
Average Salary
$37326
Minimum
$954000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPLUNK | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $248600 | Green Card | Apr 2, 2023 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $203500 | Green Card | Apr 22, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $247200 | Green Card | May 4, 2023 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $192941 - $200000 | Green Card | May 29, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $247200 | Green Card | May 31, 2023 |
| PLUME DESIGN, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $192941 | Green Card | Jan 30, 2023 |
| AMPERE COMPUTING LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 | Green Card | Jan 12, 2023 |
| GoDaddy.com, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $252000 | H-1B | Oct 5, 2022 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192941 - $253481 | H-1B | Jan 26, 2023 |
| Gigamon, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $258500 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Calix, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $236500 | H-1B | Oct 26, 2022 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $260000 | H-1B | Feb 21, 2023 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $222941 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $260000 | H-1B | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Veritas Technologies LLC | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $281000 | H-1B | Feb 10, 2023 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $247200 | H-1B | Jun 28, 2023 |
| Calix, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $247500 | H-1B | Mar 17, 2023 |
| CipherTRACE Inc | Principal Software Engineer | Renton, WA | $192941 - $228000 | H-1B | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Netskope, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $212941 | H-1B | May 3, 2023 |
| Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $328300 | H-1B | Jun 22, 2023 |
| A10 Networks, Inc | Principal Software Engineer - SSL | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $205000 | H-1B | Nov 7, 2022 |
| GoDaddy.com, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $252000 | H-1B | Mar 22, 2023 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $260000 | H-1B | Feb 6, 2023 |
| Porsche Digital Inc. | Principal Software Engineer - iOS | Palo Alto, CA | $192941 - $222941 | H-1B | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Veritas Technologies LLC | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $207000 | H-1B | Apr 26, 2023 |
| Robert Bosch, LLC | Principal Software Engineer - AD | Sunnyvale, CA | $192941 - $235000 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Cambium Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $250000 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2023 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $222941 | H-1B | May 16, 2023 |
| Barracuda Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Campbell, CA | $192941 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2023 |
| A10 Networks, Inc | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192941 - $193000 | H-1B | Nov 17, 2022 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $232941 | H-1B | May 10, 2023 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $252941 | H-1B | May 8, 2023 |
| cPacket Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $192941 - $226556 | H-1B | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer II | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 - $256100 | H-1B | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192941 | H-1B | Jul 26, 2022 |
| LULULEMON USA INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $192920 | Green Card | Jan 5, 2021 |
| MERCEDESBENZ RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $192920 - $249200 | Green Card | Aug 10, 2020 |
| Asurion, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Sterling, VA | $192879 | H-1B | Aug 15, 2024 |
| CBRE, INC. | Sr Principal Software Engineer | Richardson, TX | $192868 | H-1B | Mar 18, 2026 |
| NortonLifeLock Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192816 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2021 |
| Dell USA L.P. | Senior Principal Software Engineer – IT | Round Rock, TX | $192780 | H-1B | Aug 5, 2024 |
| CBRE, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Richardson, TX | $192750 | H-1B | Nov 24, 2025 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | BELLEVUE, WA | $192746 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Sleep Number Corporation | Principal Software Engineer in Test | San Jose, CA | $192726 | H-1B | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Cotiviti, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer - Pega | Ballwin, MO | $192632 | H-1B | May 12, 2026 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $192600 - $289000 | H-1B | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $192600 - $289000 | H-1B | Jan 11, 2026 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $192600 - $289000 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $192500 - $220500 | H-1B | Sep 26, 2023 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Redmond, WA | $192500 | H-1B | Jun 25, 2019 |
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