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Principal Quality Assurance Engineer, H-1B salary

What 156 H-1B filings report for “Principal Quality Assurance Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer?

$111k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer, typically $95k to $149k, across 156 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $141k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$95k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$103k–$135k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$111,010
156 filings
Top (p90)
$149k
90th percentile
p10 $95k
median $111k
p90 $149k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California30$141k+$30k
  • 2North Carolina34$108k−$3k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $111kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Quality Assurance Engineer roles are Fidelity, ADP, Dun & Bradstreet, and Learning Technologies Group, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Quality Assurance Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

173 filings carry “Principal Quality Assurance Engineer” in the title, across 11 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal Quality Assurance Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.