H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal QA Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal QA Engineer covers 58 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,477.

FY2026 certified median
$148,477
Total filings
58
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,314–$164,675
Top employer
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202419$132,413$118,007$154,233
FY202531$130,010$118,500$151,393
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$148,477$129,314$164,675

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal QA EngineerFY2024 $132,413; FY2025 $130,010; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,477$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$132,413FY2025$130,010FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$148,477Certified median offer, Principal QA EngineerFY2024 $132,413; FY2025 $130,010; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,477$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$132,413FY2025$130,010FY2026*$148,477
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments9 filings
  2. ADP Technology Services, Inc.5 filings
  3. Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.5 filings
  4. ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.4 filings
  5. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC3 filings
  6. EAB Global, Inc.2 filings
  7. ICE DATA SERVICES, INC.2 filings
  8. Informatica LLC2 filings
  9. National Charitable Services Corp2 filings
  10. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Westlake7 filings
  2. Alpharetta6 filings
  3. Durham6 filings
  4. Washington3 filings
  5. Atlanta3 filings
  6. New York3 filings
  7. Foster City2 filings
  8. Redwood City2 filings
  9. San Jose2 filings
  10. Santa Clara2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments · Principal QA Engineer9 filings

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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1253$75,338$96,824$118,290$139,776
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1253$85,800$105,851$125,902$145,954
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291