Principal Systems Engineer salaries
862 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Systems Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$138166
Average Salary
$60320
Minimum
$350000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $350000 - $370000 | E-3 | Mar 11, 2022 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $350000 - $370000 | E-3 | Mar 9, 2022 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $280000 - $300000 | H-1B | Jun 23, 2026 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | New York, NY | $280000 - $300000 | H-1B | Jan 25, 2024 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | New York, NY | $270000 - $290000 | H-1B | Jan 24, 2024 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $265000 - $285000 | H-1B1 | Oct 16, 2024 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $260000 - $280000 | H-1B1 | Dec 8, 2025 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $255000 - $275000 | H-1B1 | May 8, 2024 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $255000 - $275000 | H-1B1 | Apr 8, 2024 |
| ARCHER AVIATION, INC. | PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER, FLIGHT DECK AVIONICS | PALO ALTO, CA | $245000 | H-1B | May 4, 2022 |
| NXP USA, INC. | Senior Principal Systems Engineer | San Jose, CA | $240000 | H-1B | Oct 27, 2022 |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | $236000 - $256000 | Green Card | Apr 15, 2025 | |
| VMWARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $228000 - $285000 | Green Card | Jan 21, 2020 |
| Tencent Cloud LLC | Principal Systems Engineer | PALO ALTO, CA | $226128 | H-1B | Mar 4, 2022 |
| DELL MARKETING L.P. | Principal Systems Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $225604 | E-3 | May 6, 2026 |
| DELL MARKETING L.P. | Principal Systems Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $225604 | H-1B | May 29, 2026 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | Senior Principal Systems Engineer | San Jose, CA | $224405 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2022 |
| VMWARE, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $221256 | H-1B | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $220200 - $330400 | H-1B | May 7, 2025 |
| Auris Health Inc | Principal Systems Engineer - Safety | Santa Clara, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Endeavor Elements, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer (Forward-Facing as CEO) | San Francisco, CA | $216000 | H-1B | May 22, 2025 |
| Endeavor Elements, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer (Forward-Facing as CEO) | San Francisco, CA | $216000 | H-1B | May 20, 2025 |
| SIRIUS XM RADIO LLC | Principal Systems Engineer, Atlassian | Bothell, WA | $213000 - $233000 | H-1B | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Epia Neuro, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Alameda, CA | $212700 | H-1B | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Procept BioRobotics Corporation | Principal Systems Engineer | San Jose, CA | $210704 - $256000 | H-1B | May 8, 2024 |
| Dell Marketing L.P. | Principal Systems Engineer | Round Rock, TX | $210609 | E-3 | Jul 8, 2024 |
| SAP America, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $210000 | H-1B | Jul 12, 2021 |
| SAP America, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Newport Beach, CA | $210000 | H-1B | Jul 29, 2021 |
| JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. | PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER | Hoboken, NJ | $210000 | H-1B | May 15, 2019 |
| TENCENT CLOUD LLC | PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $210000 | H-1B | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Okta, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer, Security | San Francisco, CA | $209258 - $242528 | H-1B | May 26, 2026 |
| NXP USA, Inc. | Senior Principal Systems Engineer | San Jose, CA | $205566 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Peabody Investments Corp. | Principal Systems Engineer | Saint Louis, MO | $205000 | E-3 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Principal Systems Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $202699 | H-1B | Aug 3, 2022 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | Senior Principal Systems Engineer | San Jose, CA | $202586 | Green Card | Aug 29, 2022 |
| VMWARE, INC. | PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER | Palo Alto, CA | $202500 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2019 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | Principal Systems Engineering | Plano, TX | $201888 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | San Jose, CA | $200800 - $301200 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Acton, MA | $200800 - $301200 | H-1B | Mar 11, 2022 |
| DIRECTV, LLC | Principal Systems Engineer 2 | El Segundo, CA | $198503 | H-1B | Feb 7, 2024 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $197000 | H-1B | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Nervonik, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Marlborough, MA | $195000 | H-1B | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Okta, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer, Security | San Francisco, CA | $194251 - $242528 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2026 |
| The Gap, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $193040 - $200000 | H-1B | Nov 23, 2020 |
| The Gap, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $193040 - $200000 | H-1B | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $193000 - $289400 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | San Diego, CA | $192600 - $289000 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | San Diego, CA | $192600 - $289000 | H-1B | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | San Diego, CA | $192600 - $289000 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2025 |
| The Gap, Inc. | Principal Systems Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $192260 | H-1B | Aug 21, 2020 |
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