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Principal QA Engineer: H-1B salaries

80 labor condition applications used the job title Principal QA Engineer. Median offered base salary $133,400; middle half $118,500–$151,112.

Applications (LCAs)80

Median offered salary$133,400

Middle half of salaries$118,500–$151,112

10th–90th percentile$113,149–$180,000

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	9	$119,052
ADP Technology Services, Inc.	7	$127,504
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC	7	$121,007
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.	5	$117,200
Informatica LLC	4	$131,082
Ice Data Services, Inc.	4	$180,000
Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc.	4	$139,350
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	3	$185,000
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.	2	$162,025
Upgrade, Inc.	2	$150,873
Autodesk, Inc.	2	$140,358
Ice Data Pricing & Reference Data, LLC	2	$143,100
Qualys, Inc.	2	$155,179
National Charitable Services Corp	2	$121,150
AUSIND Solutions LLC	2	$105,000
EAB Global, Inc.	2	$143,055
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.	1	$135,000
Care.com, Inc.	1	$130,021
Rubicon Global Holdings, LLC	1	$104,500
ARRIS Solutions LLC	1	$129,730
Rafay Systems, Inc.	1	$240,000
Amadeus North America, Inc.	1	$145,000
Agero Administrative Service Corp.	1	$149,615
Roblox Corporation	1	$239,190
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	1	$117,166
Ewinds IT Solutions	1	$100,651
SharkNinja Operating LLC	1	$158,852
Sage Intacct, Inc.	1	$201,000
Dotdash Media Inc.	1	$133,400
Aria Systems, LLC.	1	$110,000
PC Connection, Inc.	1	$121,151
Aurascape, Inc.	1	$195,000
Zenith Insurance Company	1	$143,691
F5, Inc.	1	$187,796
National Railroad Passenger Corporation	1	$150,467
Citrix Systems, Inc.	1	$146,487
Procore Technologies, Inc.	1	$162,900

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$104,500
Level II (qualified)	$110,000
Level III (experienced)	$127,504
Level IV (fully competent)	$146,948

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	18	$137,502
FY2024	21	$135,741
FY2025	32	$127,691
FY2026	8	$148,477

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).