Principal Design Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 146 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Design Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $151,574 (median $150,907), with reported wages ranging from $70,000 to $297,744 across 32 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Design Engineer: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.; ARM, INC.; HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.; FLUOR ENTERPRISES, INC.; MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.. Most filings in: CA, TX, KY.