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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $192500 | H-1B | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Fort Collins, CO | $192470 | H-1B | Aug 23, 2022 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $192470 | H-1B | Sep 14, 2018 |
| First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192419 - $222941 | H-1B | May 25, 2023 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | Oct 26, 2020 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | May 4, 2020 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $192400 - $212400 | H-1B | Apr 21, 2020 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | Sep 17, 2020 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | Feb 3, 2020 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | Mar 31, 2020 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2020 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | May 11, 2020 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | May 15, 2020 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192400 - $258750 | H-1B | Feb 14, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER | REDMOND, WA | $192370 | H-1B | Dec 14, 2017 |
| Dataminr, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | New York, NY | $192275 - $230000 | H-1B | Jun 18, 2026 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $192266 | H-1B | Feb 8, 2019 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $192266 | H-1B | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $192150 | H-1B | Jan 14, 2020 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $192000 | H-1B | Nov 30, 2018 |
| FUTURE TODAY INC | Principal Software Engineer | Apex, NC | $192000 | H-1B | Apr 20, 2026 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Bentonville, AR | $192000 | H-1B | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Asurion, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Sterling, VA | $192000 | H-1B | May 29, 2024 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Hoboken, NJ | $192000 | H-1B | Feb 2, 2024 |
| NortonLifeLock Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $192000 | H-1B | Jul 29, 2021 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Redmond, WA | $192000 | H-1B | Jan 26, 2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $192000 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2018 |
| PROOFPOINT, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $192000 | H-1B | Apr 2, 2018 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | REDMOND, WA | $192000 | H-1B | Apr 24, 2018 |
| INTUIT | Principal Software Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $192000 - $220800 | Green Card | Jun 29, 2016 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | Principal Software Engineering | Plano, TX | $191998 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Sophos, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Ashburn, VA | $191993 | H-1B | Dec 3, 2024 |
| NXP USA, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $191928 | H-1B | Jul 31, 2024 |
| GAP INC. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $191900 | Green Card | Oct 7, 2021 |
| The Gap, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $191900 | H-1B | Apr 12, 2022 |
| GAP INC. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $191900 | Green Card | Dec 9, 2021 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $191900 | H-1B | Oct 16, 2020 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $191900 | H-1B | Oct 16, 2020 |
| CA, INC. | SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $191900 | H-1B | Mar 8, 2018 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $191872 - $258598 | H-1B | Mar 16, 2021 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $191872 - $258598 | H-1B | Apr 7, 2021 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $191872 - $258598 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2021 |
| INTUIT INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $191872 - $258598 | H-1B | May 27, 2021 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $191871 - $258598 | H-1B | Apr 1, 2021 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $191871 - $258598 | H-1B | Jul 12, 2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER | REDMOND, WA | $191861 | H-1B | Jan 11, 2018 |
| Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Lakeland, FL | $191776 | H-1B | Nov 3, 2025 |
| SPLUNK | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $191744 - $211744 | Green Card | Jun 24, 2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | REDMOND, WA | $191623 | H-1B | Nov 16, 2018 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | ALPHARETTA, GA | $191571 | H-1B | Feb 11, 2026 |
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