H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Quality Engineer, Principal

Occupation profile for Quality Engineer, Principal covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,000.

FY2026 certified median
$175,000
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$175,000–$175,000
Top employer
MicroStrategy, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$142,700$137,800$145,000
FY20252$148,750$139,375$158,125
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$175,000$175,000$175,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Quality Engineer, PrincipalFY2024 $142,700; FY2025 $148,750; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$142,700FY2025$148,750FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,000Certified median offer, Quality Engineer, PrincipalFY2024 $142,700; FY2025 $148,750; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$142,700FY2025$148,750FY2026*$175,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. MicroStrategy, Inc.5 filings
  2. MicroStrategy Services Corporation1 filings
  3. MicroStrategy Services Corporation dba Strategy1 filings

Top cities

  1. Tysons Corner5 filings
  2. Rock Hill1 filings
  3. Tyson Corner1 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
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1253$85,800$105,851$125,902$145,954
    2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214