H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Quality Principal Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Quality Principal Engineer covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $190,230.

FY2026 certified median
$190,230
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$190,230–$190,230
Top employer
EMC Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$139,502$138,320$165,702
FY20254$175,222$160,064$187,595
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$190,230$190,230$190,230

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Quality Principal EngineerFY2024 $139,502; FY2025 $175,222; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,230$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$139,502FY2025$175,222FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$190,230Certified median offer, Software Quality Principal EngineerFY2024 $139,502; FY2025 $175,222; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,230$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$139,502FY2025$175,222FY2026*$190,230
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. EMC Corporation6 filings
  2. Boomi L.P.4 filings
  3. Dell USA L.P.3 filings
  4. SecureWorks, Inc.2 filings
  5. Dell Products L.P.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Conshohocken3 filings
  2. Santa Clara2 filings
  3. Suwanee2 filings
  4. Hopkinton2 filings
  5. Round Rock2 filings
  6. Mountain House1 filings
  7. Boca Raton1 filings
  8. Atlanta1 filings
  9. St. Peters1 filings
  10. Seattle1 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
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1253$69,950$87,589$105,206$122,845
    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
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-1253$61,838$81,474$101,109$120,744
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512