Role Filing Pattern
Principal Engineer, Software Development appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 5 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Principal Engineer, Software Development H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1252.00
SOC Category: Software Developers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+71.0%
Filed H-1B base wages show $226,138 vs BLS national median $132,270
Principal Engineer, Software Development (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 5 filing records. Filed base wages span $203,712 to $205,296 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $226,138. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$226,138
H-1B LCA Filings
5LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$205,296
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC, ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC., and Musarubra US, LLC. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as San Jose, CA, Santa Clara, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Prosper, TX. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$203,712
P25$203,712
Median$226,138
P75$205,296
Max$205,296
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC$204,5042
- 1
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- Santa Clara, CA$226,1381
- San Jose, CA$204,5042
- Atlanta, GAN/A1
- Prosper, TXN/A1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Principal Engineer, Software Development?
The median filed base salary for Principal Engineer, Software Development H-1B LCA records is $226,138 per year.
How many Principal Engineer, Software Development H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 5 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Principal Engineer, Software Development role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Principal Engineer, Software Development?
Top employers filing LCAs for Principal Engineer, Software Development include: TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC, ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC., Musarubra US, LLC.
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