H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Test Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Software Test Engineer covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $150,592.

FY2026 certified median
$150,592
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,737–$163,446
Top employer
Medtronic, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$135,856$131,321$161,623
FY20254$134,119$119,288$155,745
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$150,592$137,737$163,446

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software Test EngineerFY2024 $135,856; FY2025 $134,119; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,592$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$135,856FY2025$134,119FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$150,592Certified median offer, Principal Software Test EngineerFY2024 $135,856; FY2025 $134,119; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,592$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$135,856FY2025$134,119FY2026*$150,592
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Medtronic, Inc.6 filings
  2. Boston Scientific Corporation2 filings
  3. Stryker Corporation2 filings
  4. Caterpillar Inc.1 filings
  5. Covidien LP1 filings
  6. Harvard Bioscience Inc.1 filings
  7. Komprise, Inc.1 filings
  8. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Mounds View3 filings
  2. Northridge2 filings
  3. St. Paul2 filings
  4. Campbell1 filings
  5. Menlo Park1 filings
  6. Santa Clara1 filings
  7. Santa Rosa1 filings
  8. Valencia1 filings
  9. Lafayette1 filings
  10. Chicago1 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
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1253$74,298$90,147$105,997$121,846
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1253$70,325$94,827$119,330$143,832
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
    2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450015-1252$112,778$139,485$166,213$192,920
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237