Principal Engineer salaries
2,216 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$142280
Average Salary
$65749
Minimum
$475000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING.COM INC. | Principal Engineer | Foster City, CA | $190129 | Green Card | Oct 18, 2021 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software/Firmware Engineering | $190000 - $210000 | Green Card | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| Boomi L.P | Software Senior Principal Engineer | $190000 - $210000 | Green Card | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jan 6, 2023 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | LEAD PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | Austin, TX | $190000 | H-1B | Oct 4, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer Software | San Francisco, CA | $190000 | Green Card | May 6, 2022 |
| 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 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | May 18, 2021 |
| INNOVIUM, INC | Senior Principal Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $190000 - $205000 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2021 |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jul 8, 2021 |
| DATA DOMAIN LLC | Software Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jun 10, 2020 |
| DATA DOMAIN LLC | Software Senior Principal Engineer | ROUND ROCK, TX | $190000 | Green Card | Nov 12, 2018 |
| SK HYNIX MEMORY SOLUTIONS INC. | Principal Engineer (Firmware) | SAN JOSE, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jun 8, 2018 |
| TESSERA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATI… | Principal Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $190000 | Green Card | Jul 22, 2015 |
| ISILON SYSTEMS LLC | SOFTWARE PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | ROUND ROCK, TX | $189588 | Green Card | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Virtustream L.L.C. | Sr. Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture | Edmonds, WA | $189212 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2023 |
| EMC Corporation | Software Senior Principal Engineer | $189000 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2023 | |
| DELL PRODUCTS LP | Software Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $189000 | Green Card | Jul 5, 2022 |
| TIVO CORPORATION | Senior Principal Engineer, Software Development | San Jose, CA | $189000 | Green Card | Feb 3, 2021 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $188620 - $233800 | Green Card | Aug 9, 2018 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $188470 | Green Card | Jun 21, 2022 |
| EMC CORPORATION | Software Principal Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $188100 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $188000 | Green Card | Dec 12, 2019 |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Systems Architecture | $187907 | Green Card | Jan 5, 2025 | |
| Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Product Marketing | $187866 - $294000 | Green Card | Sep 5, 2024 | |
| ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MEDIA LLC | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $186900 | Green Card | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $186600 - $277100 | Green Card | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| AUTODESK, INC. | Principal Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $186480 - $196480 | Green Card | Nov 23, 2020 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | SANTA CLARA, CA | $186300 | Green Card | Feb 5, 2018 |
| FIGS, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Santa Monica, CA | $186000 - $220000 | H-1B | 2025 |
| SK HYNIX MEMORY SOLUTIONS INC. | Principal Engineer (Firmware) | SAN JOSE, CA | $185850 | Green Card | Oct 13, 2017 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $185670 | Green Card | May 13, 2022 |
| RAMBUS, INC. | Senior Principal Engineer – Architecture | SUNNYVALE, CA | $185658 | Green Card | May 4, 2017 |
| HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC | Principal Engineer-Regulatory Affairs | GERMANTOWN, MD | $185658 | Green Card | Dec 7, 2018 |
| Credo Semiconductor, Inc. | Senior Principal Engineer | $185000 - $265000 | Green Card | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software / Firmware Engineeri… | $185000 - $215000 | Green Card | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, Software / Firmware Engineeri… | $185000 - $215000 | Green Card | Aug 28, 2024 | |
| Syncari, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $185000 - $200000 | Green Card | Sep 1, 2023 | |
| Redpanda Data, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $185000 | Green Card | Mar 8, 2024 | |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer | $185000 - $205000 | Green Card | Jun 5, 2024 | |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $185000 - $232000 | Green Card | Mar 16, 2023 |
| NIKE, INC. | PRINCIPAL ENGINEER | Beavereton, OR | $185000 | Green Card | May 25, 2023 |
| MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR INC | Principal Engineer – Wireless SW | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 - $195000 | Green Card | Sep 30, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer SQA | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Jun 17, 2022 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Jul 12, 2021 |
| d-MATRiX Corporation | Principal Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $185000 | H-1B | Nov 1, 2021 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 | Green Card | May 3, 2021 |
| SAMSUNG RESEARCH AMERICA, INC. | Principal Engineer, Engineering | Irvine, CA | $185000 - $195000 | Green Card | Apr 29, 2020 |
| SOCIALSWEET INC | Principal Engineer | Port Murray, NJ | $185000 | H-1B | Jun 16, 2021 |
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