H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Quality

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Quality covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $112,000.

FY2026 certified median
$112,000
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$107,314–$123,500
Top employer
CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$134,556$130,028$139,084
FY20255$118,706$110,000$145,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$112,000$107,314$123,500

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, QualityFY2024 $134,556; FY2025 $118,706; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$134,556FY2025$118,706FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$112,000Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, QualityFY2024 $134,556; FY2025 $118,706; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$134,556FY2025$118,706FY2026*$112,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC3 filings
  2. Microchip Technology Inc.2 filings
  3. CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC ("CES")1 filings
  4. HARMAN CONNECTED SERVICES INC1 filings
  5. Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.1 filings
  6. Hill-Rom Services, Inc.1 filings
  7. LMI US LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Richmond4 filings
  2. Chandler2 filings
  3. Batesville1 filings
  4. Gaithersburg1 filings
  5. Rochester1 filings
  6. Durham1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-1252$94,162$116,646$139,110$161,595
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2112$82,742$102,294$121,826$141,378
    2026-27Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaArea 180000317-2112$67,517$81,245$94,973$108,701
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050017-2112$77,397$94,910$112,403$129,917
    2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-1253$77,397$94,370$111,342$128,315
    2026-27Rochester, MNArea 4034017-2112$71,178$86,715$102,274$117,811
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1299$103,355$126,776$150,176$173,597