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Principal Product Validation Engineer

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Principal Product Validation Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings19All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$129,22016 eligible salary records

Employer names2Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$118,484–$136,323Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20254 filings$151,282 median · n=3

*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

$125k–$150kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 16 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

Principal Product Validation Engineer14

$130,582 median · n=11 eligible

Sr. Principal Product Validation Engineer5

$127,858 median · n=5 eligible

Top 2 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

San Jose, CA10

$133,866 median · n=8 eligible

Burlington, MA5

$127,441 median · n=4 eligible

Chelmsford, MA2

$100,197 median · n=2 eligible

San Jose, CALIFORNIA2

$132,489 median · n=2 eligible

Top 4 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

89.5%Certified LCAs

Certified17 89.5%

Certified - Withdrawn2 10.5%

Denominator: all 19 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.19

$129,220 median · n=16 eligible

Top 1 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

$129,220Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$106,197

25th percentile$118,484

Median (50th)$129,220

75th percentile$136,323

90th percentile$151,888

n=16 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

19 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

Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $130,582 /yr I-200-25106-872947 Reported wage: $130,582–$214,500 / year Annualized: $130,582 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-04-23 Employment end: 2028-04-23 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Burlington, MA	04/16/2025	04/24/2025
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $152,493 /yr I-200-25003-593935 Reported wage: $152,493–$244,400 / year Annualized: $152,493 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-01-13 Employment end: 2028-01-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	01/03/2025	01/13/2025
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $152,493 /yr I-200-24356-565944 Reported wage: $152,493–$244,400 / year Annualized: $152,493 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-01-02 Employment end: 2028-01-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	12/20/2024	01/06/2025
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $151,282 /yr I-200-24318-473177 Reported wage: $151,282–$244,400 / year Annualized: $151,282 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-11-20 Employment end: 2028-04-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	11/13/2024	05/01/2025
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $130,582 per week I-200-24213-236415 Reported wage: $130,582–$214,500 / week Annualized: $6,790,264 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-08-07 Employment end: 2027-11-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Burlington, MA	07/31/2024	11/15/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Sr. Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $127,858 /yr I-200-24074-801651 Reported wage: $127,858–$234,000 / year Annualized: $127,858 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-03-21 Employment end: 2027-08-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Burlington, MA	03/14/2024	09/01/2024
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $134,574 /yr I-200-21340-746567 Reported wage: $134,574–$221,000 / year Annualized: $134,574 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2021-12-13 Employment end: 2025-04-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	12/06/2021	05/01/2022
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $127,024 /yr I-200-21301-673602 Reported wage: $127,024–$189,800 / year Annualized: $127,024 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2021-11-04 Employment end: 2024-11-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Burlington, MA	10/28/2021	11/15/2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $131,405 /yr I-200-21043-074433 Reported wage: $131,405–$208,000 / year Annualized: $131,405 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-07-26 Employment end: 2024-07-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	02/12/2021	07/06/2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $110,893 /yr I-200-21074-148056 Reported wage: $110,893–$182,000 / year Annualized: $110,893 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-03-22 Employment end: 2024-08-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Burlington, MA	03/15/2021	09/01/2021
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Sr. Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $157,539 /yr I-200-19291-095864 Reported wage: $157,539–$234,000 / year Annualized: $157,539 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-10-25 Employment end: 2023-04-16 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	10/18/2019	04/17/2020
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $141,571 /yr I-200-19113-764866 Reported wage: $141,571–$205,400 / year Annualized: $141,571 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-05-01 Employment end: 2022-04-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CALIFORNIA	04/25/2019	05/01/2019
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Sr. Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $123,407 /yr I-200-19042-178637 Reported wage: $123,407–$226,200 / year Annualized: $123,407 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-03-01 Employment end: 2022-08-14 Worker positions: 6 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CALIFORNIA	02/25/2019	08/15/2019
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Sr. Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $119,307 /yr I-200-18054-584106 Reported wage: $119,307–$222,300 / year Annualized: $119,307 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-03-05 Employment end: 2021-08-06 Worker positions: 20 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	02/27/2018	08/07/2018
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $101,501 /yr I-200-18034-790487 Reported wage: $101,501–$169,000 / year Annualized: $101,501 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-02-13 Employment end: 2021-08-06 Worker positions: 20 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Chelmsford, MA	02/07/2018	08/07/2018
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $133,157 /yr I-200-17086-451347 Reported wage: $133,157–$180,700 / year Annualized: $133,157 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-04-03 Employment end: 2020-04-16 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	03/27/2017	04/17/2017
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Sr. Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $132,471 /yr I-200-17034-340825 Reported wage: $132,471–$206,700 / year Annualized: $132,471 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-02-28 Employment end: 2020-07-31 Worker positions: 20 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	02/22/2017	08/01/2017
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $98,893 /yr I-200-17052-365057 Reported wage: $98,893–$162,630 / year Annualized: $98,893 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-02-28 Employment end: 2020-07-31 Worker positions: 20 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Chelmsford, MA	02/22/2017	08/01/2017
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Principal Product Validation Engineer	Filing details $116,016 /yr I-200-17034-654369 Reported wage: $116,016–$180,700 / year Annualized: $116,016 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-02-27 Employment end: 2020-07-31 Worker positions: 20 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Jose, CA	02/21/2017	08/01/2017

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.