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Principal Software Applications Engineer

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Principal Software Applications Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings35All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$116,79633 eligible salary records
Employer names13Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$110,000–$161,600Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036912FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2018: 2 filings18FY 2020: 4 filings20FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 11 filings22FY 2023: 1 filings23FY 2024: 4 filings24FY 2025: 8 filings25FY 2026: 1 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*1 filings$181,400 median · n=1

*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
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 33 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 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
94.3%Certified LCAs
Certified33 94.3%
Certified - Withdrawn2 5.7%

Denominator: all 35 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
$116,796Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$100,000
25th percentile$110,000
Median (50th)$116,796
75th percentile$161,600
90th percentile$180,231

n=33 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

35 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
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$181,400 /yr

I-200-26005-533169
Reported wage: $181,400–$272,200 / year
Annualized: $181,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-12
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 100

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

Richardson, TX01/05/202606/01/2026
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-25108-879458
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-25
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA04/18/202510/01/2025
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-25108-879511
Reported wage: $115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-25
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA04/18/202510/01/2025
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$125,592 /yr

I-200-25101-858134
Reported wage: $125,592 / year
Annualized: $125,592
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-18
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA04/11/202510/01/2025
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$112,257 /yr

I-200-25101-858388
Reported wage: $112,257 / year
Annualized: $112,257
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-18
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA04/11/202510/01/2025
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$118,534 /yr

I-200-25100-852021
Reported wage: $118,534 / year
Annualized: $118,534
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-17
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA04/10/202510/01/2025
Fortinet, Inc.Senior Principal Software Applications Engineer, It

Filing details

$199,114 /yr

I-200-25100-852774
Reported wage: $199,114–$219,114 / year
Annualized: $199,114
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-17
Employment end: 2028-10-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA04/10/202510/05/2025
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$120,309 /yr

I-200-25100-853113
Reported wage: $120,309 / year
Annualized: $120,309
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-17
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA04/10/202510/01/2025
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$133,013 /yr

I-200-25099-848120
Reported wage: $133,013 / year
Annualized: $133,013
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-16
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA04/09/202510/01/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$177,154 /yr

I-200-24261-342462
Reported wage: $177,154–$254,500 / year
Annualized: $177,154
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-24
Employment end: 2028-03-09
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA09/17/202403/10/2025
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$171,080 /yr

I-200-24179-152461
Reported wage: $171,080–$254,500 / year
Annualized: $171,080
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-05
Employment end: 2027-12-24
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA06/27/202412/25/2024
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-24153-059813
Reported wage: $105,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-07
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA05/31/202410/01/2024
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$108,000 /yr

I-200-24153-059848
Reported wage: $108,000 / year
Annualized: $108,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-07
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA05/31/202410/01/2024
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$169,500 /yr

I-200-23018-709108
Reported wage: $169,500–$254,500 / year
Annualized: $169,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-01-25
Employment end: 2026-07-12
Worker positions: 100

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

San Diego, CA01/18/202307/13/2023
Oath Holdings, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$188,900.35 /yr

I-200-21092-193654
Reported wage: $188,900.35 / year
Annualized: $188,900
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-09-19
Employment end: 2024-04-11
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA04/02/202104/12/2021
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-22159-259504
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-15
Employment end: 2025-09-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA06/08/202210/01/2022
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-22159-259540
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-15
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA06/08/202210/01/2022
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-22159-259606
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-15
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA06/08/202210/01/2022
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-22159-259652
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-15
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA06/08/202210/01/2022
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$112,000 /yr

I-200-22158-254636
Reported wage: $112,000 / year
Annualized: $112,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-14
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA06/07/202210/01/2022
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-22158-254777
Reported wage: $105,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-14
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Woburn, MA06/07/202210/01/2022
Techlogix, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-22158-254863
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-14
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 3

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

Woburn, MA06/07/202210/01/2022
Fortinet, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer, It

Filing details

$167,881 /yr

I-200-22109-084911
Reported wage: $167,881–$185,000 / year
Annualized: $167,881
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-26
Employment end: 2025-10-13
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA04/19/202210/14/2022
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$161,600 /yr

I-200-22067-960326
Reported wage: $161,600–$242,400 / year
Annualized: $161,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-03-15
Employment end: 2025-03-09
Worker positions: 50

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

San Diego, CA03/08/202203/10/2022
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Principal Software Applications Engineer

Filing details

$161,600 /yr

I-200-22066-957673
Reported wage: $161,600–$242,400 / year
Annualized: $161,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-03-14
Employment end: 2025-03-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Peachtree City, GA03/07/202203/10/2022

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.