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Principal Engineer, Cloud

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Principal Engineer, Cloud insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings22All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$166,35520 eligible salary records
Employer names14Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$132,427–$188,125Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
01346FY 2017: 2 filings17FY 2018: 1 filings18FY 2019: 3 filings19FY 2020: 2 filings20FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2022: 2 filings22FY 2023: 2 filings23FY 2024: 2 filings24FY 2025: 5 filings25FY 2026: 2 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*2 filings$200,751 median · n=2

*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 · 20 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

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

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
90.9%Certified LCAs
Certified20 90.9%
Withdrawn1 4.5%
Certified - Withdrawn1 4.5%

Denominator: all 22 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

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
$166,355Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$123,708
25th percentile$132,427
Median (50th)$166,355
75th percentile$188,125
90th percentile$225,385

n=20 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

22 matching H-1B filings

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

Employer Job title Base salary Location Submit date Start date
Sephora USA, IncPrincipal Engineer, Cloud Platform Engineering
$221,502
I-200-26169-029719
Reported wage: $221,502–$233,902 / year
Annualized: $221,502
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-11-21
Worker positions: 1
per year
San Francisco, CA06/18/202611/22/2026
Carmax Enterprise Services, LLCPrincipal Engineer, Cloud
$180,000
I-200-26079-718766
Reported wage: $180,000–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $180,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-27
Employment end: 2029-07-26
Worker positions: 1
per year
Plano, TX03/20/202607/27/2026
Carmax Enterprise Services, LLCPrincipal Engineer, Cloud
$133,000
I-200-25209-203640
Reported wage: $133,000–$143,000 / year
Annualized: $133,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-04
Employment end: 2029-01-01
Worker positions: 1
per year
Richmond, VA07/28/202501/02/2026
Saviynt, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Operations
$130,707
I-200-25183-147463
Reported wage: $130,707–$142,607 / year
Annualized: $130,707
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-10
Employment end: 2028-09-13
Worker positions: 1
per year
Atlanta, GA07/02/202509/14/2025
Saviynt, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Operations
$154,656
I-200-25100-852404
Reported wage: $154,656–$161,979 / year
Annualized: $154,656
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-17
Employment end: 2028-04-17
Worker positions: 1
per year
Mill Creek, WA04/10/202504/18/2025
Atlassian Us, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Transition
$212,500
I-200-25087-812638
Reported wage: $212,500–$287,500 / year
Annualized: $212,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-04
Employment end: 2028-05-25
Worker positions: 1
per year
Ewing, NJ03/28/202505/26/2025
London Stock Exchange Group Holdings, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Products And Patterns
$175,000
I-200-24318-472624
Reported wage: $175,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-20
Employment end: 2027-12-08
Worker positions: 1
per year
Allen, TX11/13/202412/09/2024
Everactive, Inc.Senior Principal Engineer, Cloud Software
$240,735.85
I-200-24092-845574
Reported wage: $240,735.85 / year
Annualized: $240,736
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-08
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1
per year
San Jose, CA04/01/202410/01/2024
Intel CorporationSenior Principal Engineer, Cloud Software Development
$260,390
I-200-24082-822409
Reported wage: $260,390–$416,330 / year
Annualized: $260,390
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-29
Employment end: 2027-08-19
Worker positions: 1
per year
Santa Clara, CA03/22/202408/20/2024
Carmax Enterprise Services, LLCPrincipal Engineer, Cloud
$165,000
I-200-23265-372652
Reported wage: $165,000–$175,000 / year
Annualized: $165,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-09-29
Employment end: 2026-10-29
Worker positions: 1
per year
Plano, TX09/22/202310/30/2023
Carmax Enterprise Services, LLC ("Ces")Principal Engineer, Cloud
$115,000
I-200-22336-618205
Reported wage: $115,000–$135,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-12-09
Employment end: 2026-01-01
Worker positions: 1
per year
Richmond, VA12/02/202201/02/2023
Saviynt, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Operations
$105,040
I-200-22049-914470
Reported wage: $105,040–$134,566 / year
Annualized: $105,040
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-28
Employment end: 2025-08-14
Worker positions: 1
per year
Atlanta, GA02/18/202208/15/2022
Autodesk, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Platform Services
$167,710
I-200-21274-619132
Reported wage: $167,710–$225,000 / year
Annualized: $167,710
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-10-08
Employment end: 2025-04-01
Worker positions: 1
per year
San Francisco, CA10/01/202104/02/2022
Everactive, Inc.Senior Principal Engineer, Cloud Software
$223,679.4
I-200-21140-329568
Reported wage: $223,679.4 / year
Annualized: $223,679
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-27
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1
per year
Santa Clara, CA05/20/202110/01/2021
Trueblue, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Services
$153,795
I-200-20106-490910
Reported wage: $153,795 / year
Annualized: $153,795
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-22
Employment end: 2023-04-26
Worker positions: 1
per year
Tacoma, WA04/15/202004/27/2020
Trueblue, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Services
$160,000
I-200-20091-449686
Reported wage: $160,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-15
Employment end: 2023-03-31
Worker positions: 1
per year
Tacoma, WA03/31/202004/01/2020
Emc CorporationSoftware Principal Engineer, Cloud Engineering
$114,750
I-200-17080-676037
Reported wage: $114,750–$155,250 / year
Annualized: $114,750
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-08-27
Employment end: 2020-09-01
Worker positions: 1
per year
Hopkinton, MA03/22/201709/02/2017
Autodesk, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Platform Services
$168,000
I-200-19077-293085
Reported wage: $168,000–$182,000 / year
Annualized: $168,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-22
Employment end: 2022-04-01
Worker positions: 1
per year
San Francisco, CALIFORNIA03/18/201904/01/2019
Autodesk, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Platform Services
$168,000
I-200-19072-249304
Reported wage: $168,000–$182,000 / year
Annualized: $168,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-20
Employment end: 2022-03-25
Worker positions: 1
per year
San Francisco, CALIFORNIA03/14/201903/25/2019
Aerohive Networks, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
$125,050
I-200-18031-600504
Reported wage: $125,050 / year
Annualized: $125,050
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-06
Employment end: 2021-07-10
Worker positions: 1
per year
Milpitas, CA01/31/201807/11/2018
Informatica LLCPrincipal Engineer, Cloud Operations
$136,573
I-200-17095-619037
Reported wage: $136,573–$138,030 / year
Annualized: $136,573
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-04-12
Employment end: 2020-04-09
Worker positions: 5
per year
Redwood City, CA04/06/201704/10/2017
Aerohive Networks, Inc.Principal Engineer, Cloud Development, Build Engineer
$124,675
I-200-16328-705042
Reported wage: $124,675–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $124,675
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2016-11-30
Employment end: 2019-12-05
Worker positions: 1
per year
Milpitas, CA11/23/201612/05/2016

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.