Principal Engineer Software H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 444 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Engineer Software positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $168,375 (median $170,000), with reported wages ranging from $90,750 to $251,000 across 56 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Engineer Software: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.; DISH NETWORK LLC; ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC.; MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC.. Most filings in: CA, WA, CO.