Role Filing Pattern
Principal Product Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 12 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Principal Product Engineer H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1299.02
SOC Category: Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
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)
+68.8%
Filed H-1B base wages show $173,323 vs BLS national median $102,650
Principal Product Engineer (SOC 15-1299.02, Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 12 filing records. Filed base wages span $131,755 to $168,639 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $173,323. 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
$173,323
H-1B LCA Filings
12LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$168,639
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 Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Medtronic, Inc., Green Dot Corporation, and Covidien LP. 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, Hopkinton, MA, Fridley, MN, Cincinnati, OH, and Austin, 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$131,755
P25$145,288
Median$173,323
P75$156,853
Max$168,639
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc.$173,3238
- 1
- Medtronic, Inc.$131,7551
- 1
- Covidien LPN/A1
Filed Wage by City
- San Jose, CA$173,3236
- Hopkinton, MA$148,0541
- Fridley, MN$131,7551
- 1
- Austin, TXN/A1
- 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Principal Product Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Principal Product Engineer H-1B LCA records is $173,323 per year.
How many Principal Product Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 12 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Principal Product Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Principal Product Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Principal Product Engineer include: Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Medtronic, Inc..
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