Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Occupation profile for Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,990.
- FY2026 certified median
- $148,990
- Total filings
- 9
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $148,990–$148,990
- Top employer
- Empyrean Solutions, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $137,800 | $125,393 | $137,800 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $145,000 | $142,500 | $154,357 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 1 | $148,990 | $148,990 | $148,990 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Empyrean Solutions, LLC3 filings
- Cerence Operating Company2 filings
- Nasuni Corporation2 filings
- Asurion, LLC1 filings
- BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.1 filings
Top cities
- Shrewsbury3 filings
- Burlington2 filings
- Boston1 filings
- Cary1 filings
- Newark1 filings
- Nashville1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Worcester, MAArea 49340 | 15-1253 | $66,165 | $87,173 | $108,160 | $129,168 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1253 | $72,280 | $94,786 | $117,291 | $139,797 |
| 2026-27 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 34980 | 15-1253 | $70,283 | $83,138 | $95,992 | $108,846 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1253 | $84,323 | $107,349 | $130,354 | $153,379 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 15-1253 | $75,670 | $95,285 | $114,899 | $134,514 |