H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal SQA Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal SQA Engineer covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $220,000.

FY2026 certified median
$220,000
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$220,000–$220,000
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$141,107$140,733$174,774
FY20253$158,100$156,113$161,255
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$220,000$220,000$220,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal SQA EngineerFY2024 $141,107; FY2025 $158,100; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $220,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$141,107FY2025$158,100FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$220,000Certified median offer, Principal SQA EngineerFY2024 $141,107; FY2025 $158,100; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $220,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$141,107FY2025$158,100FY2026*$220,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.3 filings
  2. Gen Digital Inc.2 filings
  3. AXYOMCORE INC.1 filings
  4. Symbotic LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View2 filings
  2. Santa Clara2 filings
  3. San Francisco1 filings
  4. Wilmington1 filings
  5. McKinney1 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
    2026-27Boston-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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237