Principal Software Developer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 31 wage applications for Principal Software Developer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 21 employers. The median offered wage was $160,411, 5.9% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Savvas Learning Company LLC filed the most (8, median $162,000).
- Filings
- 31
- Positions covered
- 31
- Employers
- 21
- Median offered
- $160,411
- Median prevailing wage
- $152,131
- Filings since FY2020
- 236
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +40%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Principal Software Developer jobs rose 40%, from $114,000 in fiscal 2020 to $160,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 5.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 46 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Principal Software Developer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 29 | $160,000 | +3.6% | $152,131 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 21 | $154,409 | +8.4% | $123,656 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 21 | $142,500 | +2.8% | $130,978 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 35 | $138,634 | +10.0% | $132,683 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 41 | $126,000 | +2.3% | $122,616 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 46 | $123,209 | +8.1% | $121,389 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 43 | $114,000 | n/a | $113,630 | +0.9% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savvas Learning Company LLC | 8 | $162,000 | +4.5% | |
| Knackhook LLC. | 2 | $212,202 | at the minimum | |
| Extreme Reach, Inc. | 2 | $161,175 | +0.2% | |
| Gemological Institute of America, Inc. | 2 | $160,000 | +28.7% | |
| CSC Investments II, LLC | 1 | $229,473 | +21.0% | |
| Global Payment Holding Company | 1 | $155,593 | at the minimum | |
| AssureCare, LLC | 1 | $150,000 | +0.7% | |
| NCS Pearson, Inc. | 1 | $160,411 | +7.8% | |
| Sterling Infosystems, Inc. | 1 | $154,567 | +1.6% | |
| Xecta Digital Labs, Ltd. | 1 | $168,000 | +12.2% | |
| CSC Holdings, LLC | 1 | $222,789 | +17.5% | |
| SAS Institute Inc. | 1 | $157,248 | at the minimum | |
| Savvients Inc | 1 | $160,000 | +1.3% | |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 1 | $245,232 | +88.8% | |
| PowerPlan, Inc. | 1 | $220,000 | +44.6% | |
| APEX Analytix, LLC | 1 | $120,765 | at the minimum | |
| Lanvera Ltd | 1 | $155,000 | +14.8% | |
| Pilvi Systems | 1 | $98,000 | +23.7% | |
| Amway International, Inc. | 1 | $166,317 | +30.4% | |
| Alticor Inc. | 1 | $155,303 | +21.8% | |
Showing the 20 employers with the most filings of 21. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Principal Software Developer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler, AZ | 7 | $160,000 | +5.9% | |
| Ada, MI | 2 | $160,810 | +26.1% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $187,284 | +23.1% | |
| Bethpage, NY | 2 | $226,131 | +19.3% | |
| Burlington, MA | 2 | $155,593 | at the minimum | |
| Carlsbad, CA | 2 | $160,000 | +28.7% | |
| New York, NY | 2 | $161,175 | +0.2% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $212,202 | at the minimum | |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $245,232 | +88.8% | |
| Berlin, NJ | 1 | $150,000 | +0.7% | |
| Cary, NC | 1 | $157,248 | at the minimum | |
| Coppell, TX | 1 | $155,000 | +14.8% | |
| Duvall, WA | 1 | $212,202 | at the minimum | |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $98,000 | +23.7% | |
| Greensboro, NC | 1 | $120,765 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $168,000 | +12.2% | |
| Paramus, NJ | 1 | $170,000 | +1.4% | |
| San Antonio, TX | 1 | $160,411 | +7.8% | |
| South Grafton, MA | 1 | $164,000 | +3.2% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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