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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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.18879
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$146689
Average Salary
$37326
Minimum
$954000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalara, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $276000 | H-1B | Nov 21, 2019 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Kailua, HI | $275825 | E-3 | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Coinbase, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Austin, TX | $275825 | E-3 | May 10, 2022 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $275286 | H-1B | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $275148 | H-1B | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Veeva Systems Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $275000 | H-1B | May 16, 2025 |
| F5, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Altana Technologies, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Back End | Brooklyn, NY | $275000 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Cardlytics Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $275000 - $285000 | H-1B | Nov 13, 2024 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Executive Director, Principal Software Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $275000 | H-1B | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Kandji, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Dec 26, 2023 |
| Datairis Platform Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Jun 5, 2023 |
| SiMa Technologies, Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Sammamish, WA | $275000 | H-1B | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Twilio, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer (L5) | San Francisco, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Redmond, WA | $275000 | H-1B | Oct 8, 2021 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $275000 - $295000 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Snowflake Inc. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | San Mateo, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Nov 10, 2021 |
| Cribl, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer- Backend | $274206 - $275206 | Green Card | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| DocuSign Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $273600 - $293600 | H-1B | Jul 15, 2022 |
| DocuSign Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $273600 - $293600 | H-1B | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Okta, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, UD | $273000 - $283000 | Green Card | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $273000 | H-1B | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Boston, MA | $272738 - $292738 | H-1B | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Boston, MA | $272738 - $292738 | H-1B | Aug 13, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $272000 - $425500 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | HILLSBORO, OR | $272000 - $431250 | H-1B | May 26, 2026 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $272000 - $425500 | H-1B | Nov 5, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $272000 - $425500 | H-1B | Aug 6, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $272000 - $419750 | H-1B | Jul 31, 2024 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $272000 - $425500 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | University Place, WA | $272000 - $419750 | E-3 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| SELOGIX SERVICES LLC | Principal software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $272000 - $289000 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $272000 - $425500 | H-1B | Mar 6, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | University Place, WA | $272000 - $425500 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Splunk Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $271953 - $291953 | H-1B | Aug 19, 2021 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $271000 | H-1B | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $270400 | H-1B | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $270400 | H-1B | May 25, 2022 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $270400 | H-1B | Apr 4, 2022 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $270000 - $310000 | H-1B | May 27, 2026 |
| Harness Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $270000 - $310000 | H-1B | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer - Switch Design | San Jose, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Unity Technologies SF | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $270000 - $300000 | H-1B | Jun 3, 2025 |
| LegalZoom.com, Inc | Principal Software Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $270000 | H-1B | May 8, 2025 |
| ServiceTitan, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Glendale, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Credit Acceptance Corporation | Principal Software Engineer, Engineering | Southfield, MI | $270000 | H-1B | Jul 21, 2025 |
| AppFolio Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Enterprise Integrati… | Austin, TX | $270000 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2025 |
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