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Principal Engineer Process Engineering

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Principal Engineer Process Engineering insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings52All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$86,38238 eligible salary records
Employer names5Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$85,238–$87,360Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0481317FY 2016: 15 filings16FY 2017: 10 filings17FY 2018: 10 filings18FY 2019: 11 filings19FY 2021: 2 filings21FY 2022: 2 filings22FY 2024: 2 filings24Fiscal year
FY 20242 filings$109,995 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
$75k–$100kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 38 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 3 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 5 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
73.1%Certified LCAs
Certified38 73.1%
Certified - Withdrawn10 19.2%
Withdrawn3 5.8%
Denied1 1.9%

Denominator: all 52 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 2 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
$86,382Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$76,421
25th percentile$85,238
Median (50th)$86,382
75th percentile$87,360
90th percentile$102,052

n=38 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

52 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
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$102,011
I-200-24257-336764
Reported wage: $102,011–$142,000 / year
Annualized: $102,011
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-20
Employment end: 2027-09-29
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY09/13/202409/30/2024
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$117,978
I-200-24137-003345
Reported wage: $117,978–$142,000 / year
Annualized: $117,978
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-23
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY05/16/202410/01/2024
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering (019469.001751)
$108,950
I-200-22160-263566
Reported wage: $108,950–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $108,950
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-16
Employment end: 2025-09-09
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY06/09/202209/10/2022
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering Controls
$86,000
I-200-22088-018745
Reported wage: $86,000–$114,000 / year
Annualized: $86,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-05
Employment end: 2025-07-07
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY03/29/202207/08/2022
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$78,957
I-200-21124-285730
Reported wage: $78,957–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $78,957
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-11
Employment end: 2024-09-15
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY05/04/202109/16/2021
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$78,957
I-200-21124-285736
Reported wage: $78,957–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $78,957
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-11
Employment end: 2024-09-08
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY05/04/202109/09/2021
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$87,360
I-200-18233-581342
Reported wage: $87,360–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $87,360
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-19
Employment end: 2022-01-31
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY09/06/201802/01/2019
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$88,254
I-200-17198-532461
Reported wage: $88,254–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $88,254
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-10
Employment end: 2020-09-11
Worker positions: 1
per year
Austin, TX09/05/201709/12/2017
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$71,573
I-200-17160-917580
Reported wage: $71,573–$121,000 / year
Annualized: $71,573
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-05-21
Employment end: 2020-11-09
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY07/10/201711/10/2017
Globalfoundries U.S. IncPrincipal Engineer Process Engineering
$102,149
I-200-19064-876851
Reported wage: $102,149–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $102,149
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-20
Employment end: 2022-09-06
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NEW YORK03/14/201909/07/2019
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$87,360
I-200-19059-160027
Reported wage: $87,360–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $87,360
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-11
Employment end: 2022-07-12
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NEW YORK03/05/201907/13/2019
Globalfoundries U.S. IncPrincipal Engineer Process Engineering
$86,382
I-200-18067-026967
Reported wage: $86,382–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $86,382
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-04
Employment end: 2021-09-03
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY03/09/201809/04/2018
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$93,933
I-200-19018-327332
Reported wage: $93,933–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $93,933
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-11
Employment end: 2022-07-26
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NEW YORK02/05/201907/27/2019
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$87,360
I-200-19014-075573
Reported wage: $87,360–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $87,360
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-08
Employment end: 2022-07-15
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NEW YORK02/04/201907/16/2019
Globalfoundries U.S. 2, LLCPrincipal Engineer Process Engineering
$97,718
I-200-19008-910803
Reported wage: $97,718–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $97,718
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-01-22
Employment end: 2022-07-16
Worker positions: 1
per year
Hopewell Junction, NEW YORK01/15/201907/17/2019
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$98,162
I-200-18340-783620
Reported wage: $98,162–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $98,162
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-12-17
Employment end: 2021-12-27
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NEW YORK12/11/201812/28/2018
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$102,149
I-200-18261-672178
Reported wage: $102,149–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $102,149
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-10-09
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY10/02/2018—
Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$70,762
I-200-17026-163791
Reported wage: $70,762–$121,000 / year
Annualized: $70,762
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-09-13
Employment end: 2020-07-27
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY02/01/201707/28/2017
Globalfoundries U.S. IncPrincipal Engineer Process Engineering
$86,382
I-200-18159-447633
Reported wage: $86,382–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $86,382
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-28
Employment end: 2021-09-30
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY06/22/201810/01/2018
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$86,382
I-200-18124-612872
Reported wage: $86,382–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $86,382
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-14
Employment end: 2021-09-08
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY06/08/201809/09/2018
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$86,382
I-200-18117-104254
Reported wage: $86,382–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $86,382
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-04
Employment end: 2021-09-15
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY04/30/201809/16/2018
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$86,382
I-200-18085-904106
Reported wage: $86,382–$121,000 / year
Annualized: $86,382
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-30
Employment end: 2021-09-24
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY03/26/201809/25/2018
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$86,382
I-200-18074-662361
Reported wage: $86,382–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $86,382
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-26
Employment end: 2021-09-13
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY03/20/201809/14/2018
Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.Principal Engineer Process Engineering
$86,382
I-200-18073-540570
Reported wage: $86,382–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $86,382
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-22
Employment end: 2021-09-12
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY03/16/201809/13/2018
Globalfoundries U.S. IncPrincipal Engineer Process Engineering
$86,382
I-200-18074-569881
Reported wage: $86,382–$128,000 / year
Annualized: $86,382
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-22
Employment end: 2021-04-22
Worker positions: 1
per year
Malta, NY03/16/201804/23/2018

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.