H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Quality Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Software Quality Engineer covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $141,441.

FY2026 certified median
$141,441
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,150–$202,000
Top employer
Red Hat, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$147,000$122,648$154,995
FY20258$141,960$133,079$183,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$141,441$140,150$202,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software Quality EngineerFY2024 $147,000; FY2025 $141,960; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,441$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$147,000FY2025$141,960FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$141,441Certified median offer, Principal Software Quality EngineerFY2024 $147,000; FY2025 $141,960; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,441$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$147,000FY2025$141,960FY2026*$141,441
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Red Hat, Inc.9 filings
  2. BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC.2 filings
  3. Covidien LP2 filings
  4. Alpfa Medical, Inc.1 filings
  5. CHDL Investments, LLC1 filings
  6. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments1 filings
  7. Instrumentation Laboratory Company1 filings
  8. MALWAREBYTES, INC.1 filings
  9. Medtronic, Inc.1 filings
  10. Sabre GLBL Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston4 filings
  2. El Segundo2 filings
  3. Westford2 filings
  4. Leander2 filings
  5. Carlsbad1 filings
  6. Palo Alto1 filings
  7. Santa Clara1 filings
  8. Torrance1 filings
  9. Jacksonville1 filings
  10. Bedford1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Red Hat, Inc. · Principal Software 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1253$70,325$94,827$119,330$143,832
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Jacksonville, FLArea 2726015-1253$67,808$83,325$98,842$114,358
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512