Principal Software Developer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 241 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Software Developer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $136,800 (median $128,000), with reported wages ranging from $82,056 to $270,000 across 94 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Software Developer: DFS CORPORATE SERVICES LLC; INCANDESCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY LLC; THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC; ALLY BANK. Most filings in: IL, NC, TX.