H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Development QA Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Software Development QA Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $179,785.

FY2025 certified median
$179,785
Total filings
8
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$179,785–$207,393
Top employer
Fortinet, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$176,023$169,517$188,599
FY20253$179,785$179,785$207,393

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software Development QA EngineerFY2024 $176,023; FY2025 $179,785$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$176,023FY2025$179,785Certified median offer, Principal Software Development QA EngineerFY2024 $176,023; FY2025 $179,785$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$176,023FY2025$179,785
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fortinet, Inc.8 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale5 filings
  2. Santa Clara3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fortinet, Inc. · Principal Software Development QA Engineer8 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445