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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit Acceptance Corporation | Principal Software Engineer, Engineering | Southfield, MI | $270000 | H-1B | Jul 21, 2025 |
| ServiceTitan, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Glendale, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Unity Technologies SF | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $270000 - $300000 | H-1B | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Cardlytics Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Applied Science | Menlo Park, CA | $270000 - $280000 | H-1B | Jun 24, 2024 |
| Cardlytics Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $270000 - $280000 | H-1B | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Kondra Staffing, LLC | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Dawsonville, GA | $270000 | H-1B | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Veeva Systems Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Dec 21, 2022 |
| GoBrands Inc. | Principal Software Engineer - Catalog & Search | Seattle, WA | $270000 | H-1B | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Toast, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Jun 3, 2022 |
| CLOUDERA, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Roblox Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2020 |
| SELOGIX SERVICES LLC | Principal software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $269000 - $291000 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Splunk Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $268845 - $288845 | H-1B | Sep 2, 2022 |
| Upwork Global LLC | Principal Software Engineer, Ads & Monetization | Brentwood, CA | $268611 | H-1B | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Dropbox, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Secaucus, NJ | $268600 - $363400 | H-1B | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance … | Principal Software Engineer | San Ramon, CA | $268000 | H-1B | Jun 18, 2026 |
| CRYSTAL ANALYTICS LLC | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $268000 - $283000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $267540 | H-1B | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Avalara, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $267000 | H-1B | Feb 11, 2022 |
| StarTree, Inc. (F/K/A CortexData, Inc.) | Principal Software Engineer | $266926 | Green Card | Feb 8, 2024 | |
| StarTree, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | $266926 | Green Card | Feb 8, 2024 | |
| ADS ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal Software Engineer | Columbus, OH | $266700 | H-1B | Dec 2, 2021 |
| Splunk Inc. | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $266620 - $286620 | H-1B | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Roblox Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $266450 | H-1B | Jun 24, 2020 |
| STACKLE LLC | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $266000 - $288000 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $265514 - $339200 | H-1B | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $265401 - $339200 | H-1B | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $265401 - $339200 | H-1B | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $265401 - $339200 | H-1B | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $265401 - $339200 | H-1B | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $265401 - $339200 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $265401 - $339200 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2026 |
| WB Games Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $265265 - $305265 | H-1B | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Riot Games, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Los Angeles, CA | $265225 | H-1B | Oct 20, 2021 |
| F5, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack Cloud | North Bend, WA | $265000 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $265000 - $295000 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Sunrun, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Celina, TX | $265000 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Udemy, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Media | San Francisco, CA | $265000 | H-1B | Jul 9, 2025 |
| STACKLE LLC | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $265000 - $288000 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2025 |
| CRYSTAL ANALYTICS LLC | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $265000 - $281000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Siemens Industry Software Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Fremont, CA | $265000 | H-1B | Apr 21, 2025 |
| ROBLOX CORPORATION | Principal Software Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $265000 | Green Card | Mar 4, 2022 |
| Veeva Systems Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $265000 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2022 |
| F5, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer - Platform | San Jose, CA | $265000 | H-1B | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Cardlytics Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $265000 - $275000 | H-1B | Feb 9, 2022 |
| TWITTER, INC. | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | NEW YORK, NY | $265000 | H-1B | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Okta, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $264514 - $276374 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Chainguard, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Campbell, CA | $264514 - $287000 | H-1B | Nov 10, 2025 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $264514 - $300000 | H-1B | Dec 7, 2025 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $264514 - $317800 | H-1B | Dec 3, 2025 |
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