Principal Software Quality Engineer at Red Hat
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Red Hat pay a Principal Software Quality Engineer on an H-1B?
$151k Red Hat has filed 12 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Software Quality Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2021 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $151k. Most of those filings fall between $139k and $171k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
12
Median base salary
$151k
Middle 50%
$139k to $171k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Software Quality Engineer at Red Hat, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $172k |
| FY2025 | 2 | $204k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $155k |
| FY2022 | 1 | $140k |
| FY2021 | 2 | $134k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Westford, MA | 5 | $140k |
| Boston, MA | 4 | $178k |
| Leander, TX | 1 | $202k |
| Plano, TX | 1 | $141k |
| Torrance, CA | 1 | $138k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level III | 3 | $202k |
| Level IV | 9 | $147k |
Other roles Red Hat sponsors
Software Engineer 186Senior Software Engineer 143Principal Software Engineer 50Associate Software Engineer 41Senior Software Quality Engineer 31Senior Quality Engineer 22Software Quality Engineer 22Machine Learning Engineer 15Quality Engineer 14Senior Data Scientist 14Data Scientist 11Senior Business Systems Analyst 11