Principal Data Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 887 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Data Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $150,722 (median $142,141), with reported wages ranging from $92,400 to $490,000 across 276 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Data Engineer: FIDELITY TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC D/B/A FIDELITY INVESTMENTS; FIDELITY TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC; DFS CORPORATE SERVICES LLC; WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.; OPTUM SERVICES, INC.. Most filings in: NC, TX, CA.