H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Quality Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Quality Engineer covers 65 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,525.

FY2026 certified median
$140,525
Total filings
65
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$128,387–$141,455
Top employer
The MathWorks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$138,500$127,393$139,402
FY202521$139,402$130,582$155,347
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$140,525$128,387$141,455

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Quality EngineerFY2024 $138,500; FY2025 $139,402; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,525$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$138,500FY2025$139,402FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,525Certified median offer, Principal Quality EngineerFY2024 $138,500; FY2025 $139,402; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,525$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$138,500FY2025$139,402FY2026*$140,525
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The MathWorks, Inc.16 filings
  2. Medtronic, Inc.9 filings
  3. Optum Services, Inc.7 filings
  4. WWEX Franchise Holdings, LLC6 filings
  5. Boston Scientific Corporation4 filings
  6. Covidien LP2 filings
  7. FORD MOTOR COMPANY2 filings
  8. Alpfa Medical, Inc.1 filings
  9. Astera Labs INC1 filings
  10. Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Natick14 filings
  2. Marlborough3 filings
  3. Eden Prairie3 filings
  4. Austin3 filings
  5. Tempe2 filings
  6. Tracy2 filings
  7. Lafayette2 filings
  8. Chicago2 filings
  9. Billerica2 filings
  10. Fridley2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The MathWorks, Inc. · Principal Quality Engineer16 filings
  2. Medtronic, Inc. · Principal Quality 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2112$81,286$96,928$112,590$128,232
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2112$82,742$102,294$121,826$141,378
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149