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Engineering Principal

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Engineering Principal insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings107All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$169,188104 eligible salary records
Employer names22Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$149,336–$217,090Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
08152330FY 2018: 1 filings18FY 2019: 6 filings19FY 2021: 7 filings21FY 2022: 14 filings22FY 2023: 8 filings23FY 2024: 21 filings24FY 2025: 23 filings25FY 2026: 27 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*27 filings$173,202 median · n=24

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$150k–$175kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 104 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer16
$188,000 median · n=15 eligible
Software Engineering Principal13
$135,304 median · n=13 eligible
Systems Engineering Principal12
$241,043 median · n=12 eligible
Application Engineering Principal Engineer8
$205,000 median · n=8 eligible
Database Engineering Principal7
$227,850 median · n=7 eligible
Site Reliability Engineering Principal5
$131,581 median · n=5 eligible
Director, Systems Engineering Principal4
$213,848 median · n=4 eligible
Software Engineering Principal Architect4
$346,875 median · n=4 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Santa Clara, CA31
$188,000 median · n=29 eligible
San Francisco, CA18
$256,698 median · n=18 eligible
Boston, MA7
$150,197 median · n=7 eligible
Austin, TX4
$206,326 median · n=4 eligible
Collierville, TN4
$131,724 median · n=4 eligible
Plano, TX3
$111,176 median · n=3 eligible
Ashburn, VA2
$231,750 median · n=2 eligible
Burlington, MA2
$249,392 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
97.2%Certified LCAs
Certified104 97.2%
Certified - Withdrawn2 1.9%
Withdrawn1 0.9%

Denominator: all 107 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.34
$188,000 median · n=31 eligible
Salesforce, Inc.16
$262,582 median · n=16 eligible
Salesforce.Com, Inc.11
$168,813 median · n=11 eligible
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.9
$217,890 median · n=9 eligible
Federal Express Corporation8
$145,351 median · n=8 eligible
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated8
$145,224 median · n=8 eligible
Fedex Corporate Services, Inc.5
$129,979 median · n=5 eligible
Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc.2
$166,832 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$169,188Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$115,850
25th percentile$149,336
Median (50th)$169,188
75th percentile$217,090
90th percentile$259,193

n=104 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

107 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Test Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$148,000 /yr

I-200-26173-037034
Reported wage: $148,000–$184,102 / year
Annualized: $148,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-12-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/22/202612/06/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Application Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$156,000 /yr

I-200-26169-031647
Reported wage: $156,000–$176,594 / year
Annualized: $156,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/18/202609/01/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Product Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-26159-994050
Reported wage: $150,000–$205,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-15
Employment end: 2029-07-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/08/202607/13/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Product Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$202,759 /yr

I-200-26155-979807
Reported wage: $202,759–$205,000 / year
Annualized: $202,759
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-06-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/04/202606/22/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Product Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$202,759 /yr

I-200-26154-974743
Reported wage: $202,759–$205,000 / year
Annualized: $202,759
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-06-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/02/202606/22/2026
Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc.Software Engineering Principal

Filing details

$172,474 /yr

I-200-26146-947913
Reported wage: $172,474 / year
Annualized: $172,474
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-02
Employment end: 2029-08-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Morris Plains, NJ05/26/202608/21/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Software/Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$188,000 /yr

I-200-26146-949744
Reported wage: $188,000–$208,278 / year
Annualized: $188,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-02
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA05/26/202610/01/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Application Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$216,091 /yr

I-200-26142-940208
Reported wage: $216,091–$230,000 / year
Annualized: $216,091
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-29
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA05/21/202610/01/2026
Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc.Software Engineering Principal

Filing details

$161,190 /yr

I-200-26132-900809
Reported wage: $161,190 / year
Annualized: $161,190
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-19
Employment end: 2029-08-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Morris Plains, NJ05/12/202608/21/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Application Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$217,000 /yr

I-200-26128-887145
Reported wage: $217,000–$253,777 / year
Annualized: $217,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-15
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA05/08/202610/01/2026
Federal Express CorporationSoftware Engineering Principal

Filing details

$140,920 /yr

I-200-26127-882482
Reported wage: $140,920 / year
Annualized: $140,920
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-14
Employment end: 2029-11-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Spring Hill, TN05/07/202611/05/2026
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.Director, Software Development & Engineering Principal

Filing details

$226,158.54 /yr

I-200-26111-817364
Reported wage: $226,158.54 / year
Annualized: $226,159
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-28
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Westlake, TX04/21/202610/01/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Security Engineering Principal Professional

Filing details

$118,310 /yr

I-200-25339-462836
Reported wage: $118,310–$205,000 / year
Annualized: $118,310
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-30
Employment end: 2028-12-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Herndon, VA12/05/202512/22/2025
Ntt Data Americas, Inc.Digital Engineering Principal

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-26055-661523
Reported wage: $156,998–$186,998 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-03
Employment end: 2029-07-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Novi, MI02/24/202607/11/2026
Ntt Data Americas, Inc.Digital Engineering Principal

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-26037-625122
Reported wage: $156,998–$186,998 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-13
Employment end: 2029-07-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Novi, MI02/06/202607/11/2026
Top – New York, Inc.Engineering Principal

Filing details

$245,000 /yr

I-200-26036-622030
Reported wage: $245,000 / year
Annualized: $245,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-12
Employment end: 2029-02-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY02/05/202602/09/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$201,326 /yr

I-200-24201-209600
Reported wage: $201,326 / year
Annualized: $201,326
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-07
Employment end: 2027-11-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA07/19/202411/24/2024
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$182,630 /yr

I-200-26024-587960
Reported wage: $182,630–$214,724 / year
Annualized: $182,630
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-30
Employment end: 2029-06-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA01/23/202606/30/2026
Federal Express CorporationSite Reliability Engineering Principal

Filing details

$167,635 /yr

I-200-26015-563875
Reported wage: $167,635–$177,640 / year
Annualized: $167,635
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-23
Employment end: 2029-02-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fuquay Varina, NC01/15/202603/01/2026
Lennox International Inc.Systems Engineering Principal – Hvacr Reliability

Filing details

$156,998 /yr

I-200-26007-541580
Reported wage: $156,998–$214,000 / year
Annualized: $156,998
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-14
Employment end: 2029-01-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Carrollton, TX01/07/202601/14/2026
Federal Express CorporationSoftware Engineering Principal

Filing details

$158,929 /yr

I-200-25357-507505
Reported wage: $158,929–$168,929 / year
Annualized: $158,929
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-02
Employment end: 2029-02-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Collierville, TN12/23/202503/01/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Security Engineering Principal Professional

Filing details

$166,771 /yr

I-200-25345-474083
Reported wage: $166,771–$218,150 / year
Annualized: $166,771
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-17
Employment end: 2029-02-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA12/10/202502/26/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$188,000 /yr

I-200-25328-433851
Reported wage: $188,000–$225,000 / year
Annualized: $188,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-02
Employment end: 2029-01-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA11/24/202501/19/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Software / Firmware Engineering Principal Engineer

Filing details

$188,000 /yr

I-200-25307-362143
Reported wage: $188,000–$225,000 / year
Annualized: $188,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2028-11-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA11/03/202511/17/2025
Salesforce, Inc.Forward Deployed Engineering Principal

Filing details

$295,000 /yr

I-200-25308-372887
Reported wage: $295,000 / year
Annualized: $295,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2028-11-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA11/04/202511/17/2025

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.