Principal Software Design Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 13 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Software Design Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $149,466 (median $145,323), with reported wages ranging from $112,851 to $215,000 across 5 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Software Design Engineer: ZF ACTIVE SAFETY US INC.; UNIVERSITY OF UTAH; TEKTRONIX, INC.; PACTERA TECHNOLOGIES INC.; D-MATRIX CORPORATION. Most filings in: MI, UT, CA.