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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

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$37326

Minimum

$954000

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Active filters: Job: Principal Software Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
INTUIT INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER IN QUALITY SAN DIEGO, CA $171373 - $186500 H-1B Sep 19, 2017
S&S Activewear LLC Principal Software Engineer Bolingbrook, IL $171370 - $239918 H-1B Aug 25, 2025
INFOR US, INC. Principal Software Engineer San Francisco, CA $171342 Green Card Mar 31, 2022
Riverbed Technology, LLC Principal Software Engineer Nashua, NH $171234 - $231912 H-1B Apr 13, 2023
Dell USA L.P. Senior Principal Software Engineer – IT Round Rock, TX $171227 H-1B Aug 9, 2024
Atlassian, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $171215 - $231645 H-1B Jun 3, 2021
CBRE, INC. SENIOR PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER RICHARDSON, TX $171184 - $185000 H-1B Nov 16, 2020
Dow Jones and Company Sr. Principal Software Engineer Monmouth Junction, NJ $171163 H-1B Aug 20, 2024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER REDMOND, WA $171134 H-1B Mar 12, 2018
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corpora… Principal Software Engineer, Associate Director Coppell, TX $171100 H-1B Feb 25, 2026
Maxlinear, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Carlsbad,, CA $171080 - $186760 H-1B Feb 13, 2024
Okta, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Diego, CA $171080 - $249480 H-1B Jun 27, 2024
Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer Novi, MI $171000 H-1B Apr 22, 2025
NB Ventures, Inc Principal Software Engineer Clark, NJ $171000 H-1B May 8, 2024
RED HAT, INC. Associate Manager, Software Engineering / Princip… Sunnyvale, CA $171000 - $191000 Green Card Sep 27, 2021
INFORMATICA LLC Principal Software Engineer Redwood City, CA $171000 Green Card Oct 8, 2021
MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $171000 - $250000 H-1B Jun 10, 2021
Vera Security Inc. Principal Software Engineer Palo Alto, CA $171000 - $180000 H-1B Feb 16, 2021
COUPANG GLOBAL LLC Principal Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $171000 - $250000 H-1B Jun 21, 2021
Help/Systems, LLC Principal Software Engineer Eden Prairie, MN $171000 - $180000 H-1B Mar 22, 2021
Pluribus Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Engineer Santa Clara, CA $171000 H-1B Jun 25, 2021
Help/Systems, LLC Principal Software Engineer Eden Prairie, MN $171000 - $180000 H-1B Apr 13, 2021
SPLUNK INC. PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $171000 H-1B Oct 5, 2017
EMC CORPORATION PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER MENLO PARK, CA $171000 H-1B Mar 13, 2017
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. Principal Software Engineer, Information Security Sunnyvale, CA $170914 - $286000 H-1B Apr 18, 2024
Sophos, Inc. Principal Software Engineer 1 Broomfield, CO $170908 H-1B Jan 8, 2026
Dell USA L.P. Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT Round Rock, TX $170899 H-1B Mar 7, 2025
Deem, Inc. Principal Software Engineer (Multiple Openings) Oakland, CA $170888 - $183000 H-1B Mar 24, 2022
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 - $208000 H-1B Feb 22, 2021
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 Green Card Dec 3, 2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 - $208000 H-1B Sep 10, 2020
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Technical Leader, Software Engineering (Principal… San Jose, CA $170872 - $233700 Green Card Oct 30, 2021
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Sr. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 - $190872 Green Card Nov 12, 2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 - $208000 H-1B May 18, 2021
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 - $241300 H-1B Apr 14, 2021
FORTINET, INC. Principal Software Engineer SUNNYVALE, CA $170872 - $190872 H-1B Apr 14, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $170872 H-1B Apr 14, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $170872 H-1B May 18, 2021
Gigamon, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $170872 - $261000 H-1B Oct 7, 2020
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $170872 H-1B May 6, 2021
RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. Principal Software Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $170872 - $174800 H-1B Apr 20, 2021
Barracuda Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Campbell, CA $170872 H-1B Dec 10, 2020
Personalized Beauty Discovery, Inc. Principal Software Engineer, Personalization San Mateo, CA $170872 - $210000 H-1B Jun 7, 2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 - $239200 H-1B May 7, 2021
Zscaler, Inc. Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 H-1B Mar 18, 2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Sr Principal Software Engineer San Jose, CA $170872 - $239200 H-1B Mar 4, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Senior Principal Software Engineer - SD-WAN Platf… Santa Clara, CA $170872 H-1B May 28, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $170872 H-1B Feb 12, 2021
Salesforce.com, Inc. Software Engineering PMTS (Principal Software Eng… San Francisco, CA $170872 H-1B May 25, 2021
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Software Engineer Santa Clara, CA $170872 H-1B Feb 2, 2021
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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