H1B Salary · DOL LCA 2026

H1B Principal Engineer Salary San Francisco CA 2026

Based on ~1,200/yr DOL LCA filings · San Francisco CA

$298,000
Median Salary
$252,000
25th Percentile
$368,000
75th Percentile

Top H1B Employers — Principal Engineer · San Francisco CA

Google L7
Meta E7
Stripe Principal
Figma
Anthropic
OpenAI

DOL Prevailing Wage Levels · San Francisco CA

DOL LevelAnnual WageExperience
Level I — Entry$189,0000–2 yrs
Level II — Qualified$244,3602–5 yrs
Level III — Experienced$327,8005–8 yrs
Level IV — Fully Competent$386,4008+ yrs

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