H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software QA Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Software QA Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $184,977.

FY2026 certified median
$184,977
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$158,664–$197,114
Top employer
Fortinet, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$162,111$146,066$178,155
FY20256$158,868$131,545$174,411
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$184,977$158,664$197,114

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software QA EngineerFY2024 $162,111; FY2025 $158,868; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,977$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$162,111FY2025$158,868FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$184,977Certified median offer, Principal Software QA EngineerFY2024 $162,111; FY2025 $158,868; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $184,977$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$162,111FY2025$158,868FY2026*$184,977
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fortinet, Inc.5 filings
  2. Gen Digital Inc.4 filings
  3. BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.2 filings
  4. Logitech Inc.1 filings
  5. MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL INC.1 filings
  6. Zimmer, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale4 filings
  2. Mountain View2 filings
  3. Tempe1 filings
  4. San Diego1 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Santa Clara1 filings
  7. Valencia1 filings
  8. East Walpole1 filings
  9. Austin1 filings
  10. Frisco1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
    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
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1253$70,325$94,827$119,330$143,832
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1253$67,163$83,990$100,818$117,645
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107