Principal Software Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 5,833 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Software Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $168,461 (median $159,900), with reported wages ranging from $62,300 to $1,380,000 across 1,396 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Software Engineer: WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.; PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.; CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.; CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.; MICROSOFT CORPORATION. Most filings in: CA, TX, MA.