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Principal Staff Designer salary in New Jersey

A real-employer view of Principal Staff Designer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated July 27, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Principal Staff Designer in New Jersey: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $85,342. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry2$74,391
Level II — qualified3$120,016

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Principal Staff Designer in New Jersey. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
T&M AssociatesPrincipal Staff Designer2$120,016
Gannett Fleming, Inc.Sr. Designer, Geotechnical Dams & Hydraulics1$85,342
GFT Infrastructure, Inc.Designer, Bridge1$73,382
Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.Senior Designer1$75,400

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Designer, Bridge at GFT Infrastructure, Inc.
    $73,382
    MarltonWage Level IDecided Mar 5, 2026I-200-26057-666892
  • Senior Designer at Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.
    $75,400
    FlandersWage Level IDecided May 19, 2025I-200-25132-964615
  • Sr. Designer, Geotechnical Dams & Hydraulics at Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    $85,342
    MarltonWage Level IIDecided May 7, 2025I-200-25120-920470
  • Principal Staff Designer at T&M Associates
    $120,016
    MiddletownWage Level IIDecided Nov 25, 2024I-200-24323-483260
  • Principal Staff Designer at T&M Associates
    $120,016
    MiddletownWage Level IIDecided Nov 18, 2024I-200-24316-466927

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.