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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udemy, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Mar 2, 2023 |
| Udemy, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Media | San Francisco, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Feb 28, 2023 |
| DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | Principal Software Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $255000 - $284570 | Green Card | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Barracuda Networks, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Campbell, CA | $255000 | H-1B | May 26, 2020 |
| Medsender Inc | Principal Software Engineer | New York, NY | $254956 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Medsender Inc | Principal Software Engineer | New York, NY | $254956 | H-1B | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $254900 - $339200 | H-1B | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $254527 - $274527 | H-1B | Oct 19, 2022 |
| TOPROW RESOURCES | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $254000 - $273000 | H-1B | Aug 21, 2025 |
| DATADEX SYSTEMS | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $254000 - $296000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| DATADEX SYSTEMS | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $254000 - $299000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| DATADEX SYSTEMS | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $254000 - $288000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $254000 - $274000 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2024 |
| F5, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $253575 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $253479 - $364100 | H-1B | May 22, 2024 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $253362 - $330000 | H-1B | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $253362 - $325301 | H-1B | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Intuit Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Diego, CA | $253362 - $325301 | H-1B | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $253224 | H-1B | Sep 27, 2021 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $253082 - $273082 | H-1B | May 24, 2023 |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | $252960 - $279400 | Green Card | Aug 1, 2024 | |
| Splunk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $252676 - $272676 | H-1B | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Fastly, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer, Network Management P… | $252350 - $290202 | Green Card | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $252013 | Green Card | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $252000 | H-1B | Jun 12, 2026 |
| DIGITALDRIP LLC | Principal software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $252000 - $282000 | H-1B | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Software Engineer | Fremont, CA | $252000 | H-1B | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Sammamish, WA | $251600 - $335500 | H-1B | Feb 15, 2024 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $251575 - $280000 | H-1B | Apr 2, 2024 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Principal Software Engineer | $251354 - $281354 | Green Card | Nov 27, 2023 | |
| Ivanti, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $251200 | H-1B | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $251160 | H-1B | Feb 17, 2022 |
| NEXTILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $251000 - $275000 | H-1B | Aug 21, 2025 |
| DATADEX SYSTEMS | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $251000 - $295000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| DATADEX SYSTEMS | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $251000 - $290000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| CRYSTAL ANALYTICS LLC | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $251000 - $266000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| DATADEX SYSTEMS | Principal Software Engineer | DALLAS, TX | $251000 - $292000 | H-1B | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Zendesk, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $250828 | H-1B1 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Twilio, Inc. | Senior Principal Software Engineer (L6) | $250720 - $376080 | Green Card | Nov 27, 2023 | |
| Twilio, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer (L5) | San Ramon, CA | $250570 | H-1B | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Splunk Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $250151 - $270151 | H-1B | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | $250000 - $356600 | Green Card | May 28, 2025 | |
| Moody's Analytics, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $250000 | H-1B | Mar 1, 2024 |
| SKYRAMP INC | PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Berkeley, CA | $250000 | H-1B | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $250000 | H-1B | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $250000 - $290000 | H-1B | May 21, 2026 |
| Kosai, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $250000 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2026 |
| 32Health, Inc. | Principal Software Engineer | Cedar Park, TX | $250000 | H-1B | Mar 21, 2025 |
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