H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Engineer in Test

Occupation profile for Principal Software Engineer in Test covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $129,058.

FY2026 certified median
$129,058
Total filings
34
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,032–$147,408
Top employer
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$130,021$125,000$193,464
FY202517$144,384$127,412$189,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$129,058$129,032$147,408

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software Engineer in TestFY2024 $130,021; FY2025 $144,384; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $129,058$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$130,021FY2025$144,384FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$129,058Certified median offer, Principal Software Engineer in TestFY2024 $130,021; FY2025 $144,384; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $129,058$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$130,021FY2025$144,384FY2026*$129,058
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments12 filings
  2. Okta, Inc.3 filings
  3. Paycor, Inc.3 filings
  4. Noblesoft Technologies Inc2 filings
  5. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.2 filings
  6. The MathWorks, Inc.2 filings
  7. Ambient Property Technologies, Inc.1 filings
  8. Autodesk, Inc.1 filings
  9. EAB Global, Inc.1 filings
  10. IROBOT CORPORATION1 filings

Top cities

  1. Westlake10 filings
  2. San Francisco3 filings
  3. Santa Clara3 filings
  4. Durham3 filings
  5. Frisco3 filings
  6. Natick2 filings
  7. Livermore1 filings
  8. Mountain View1 filings
  9. Pleasanton1 filings
  10. Washington1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments · Principal Software Engineer in Test12 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
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
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1253$85,800$105,851$125,902$145,954
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930015-1252$91,915$111,530$131,165$150,779
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1253$50,939$69,181$87,402$105,643