Principal Quality Engineer, H-1B salary
What 161 H-1B filings report for “Principal Quality Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Quality Engineer?
$131k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Quality Engineer, typically $100k to $154k, across 161 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $138k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California32$138k+$7k
- 2Massachusetts56$136k+$5k
- 3Texas26$132k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $131kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Quality Engineer roles are MathWorks, Medtronic, Optum, and WWEX Franchise Holdings, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Quality Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1MathWorks23 filings$139k
- 2Medtronic23 filings$120k
- 3Optum11 filings$127k
- 4WWEX Franchise Holdings10 filings$143k
- 5Boston Scientific6 filings$136k
- 6Red Hat6 filings$123k
- 7PTC4 filings$100k
- 8Abbott4 filings$123k
- 9Nevro3 filings$154k
- 10Pronix3 filings$94k
- 11Discover3 filings$85k
- 12Veradigm2 filings$111k
- 13Berkshire Grey2 filings$143k
- 14Bright Horizons2 filings$125k
- 15Ford2 filings$181k
- 16Helen of Troy2 filings$137k
- 17Newrez2 filings$132k
- 18Practice Fusion2 filings$166k
- 19VAStek2 filings$79k
- 20Altisource Solutions2 filings$114k
- 21Fluor Enterprises2 filings$132k
- 22iota Biosciences2 filings$152k
- 23Altimetrik1 filings$85k
- 24AT&T1 filings$135k
- 25Auris Health1 filings$147k
- 26Alarm.com1 filings$130k
- 27Alpfa Medical1 filings$190k
- 28Astera Labs1 filings$176k
- 29Autonomic1 filings$180k
- 30Caliber Home Loans1 filings$130k
- 31Cardinal Health1 filings$80k
- 32Care.com1 filings$144k
- 33Citrix Systems1 filings$170k
- 34Clearcover1 filings$165k
- 35Clinical Ink1 filings$160k
- 36Endurance International Group1 filings$149k
- 37Edwards Lifesciences1 filings$113k
- 38Fresenius Medical Care1 filings$99k
- 39Sanofi1 filings$131k
- 40Herbalife1 filings$136k
- 41IntraLinks1 filings$100k
- 42Imprivata1 filings$145k
- 43Lancesoft1 filings$105k
- 44Mayo Clinic1 filings$141k
- 45Strategy1 filings$145k
- 46Pearson1 filings$113k
- 47Nuance1 filings$67k
- 48OpenText1 filings$102k
- 49OneTrust1 filings$137k
- 50Okta1 filings$167k
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Related titles in this family
209 filings carry “Principal Quality Engineer” in the title, across 29 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Associate Principal - Quality Engineering7 filings$133k
- 2Principal Quality Engineer - Senior Team Lead4 filings$137k
- 3Principal Quality Engineer I3 filings$130k
- 4Principal Quality Engineer II3 filings$162k
- 5Principal Quality Engineer II (1892.490)3 filings$132k
- 6Senior Principal Quality Engineer3 filings$156k
- 7Consulting Mgr, Systems Dev (Principal Quality Engineer)2 filings$133k
- 8Principal Quality Engineer (20012.3899.1)2 filings$114k
- 9Principal Quality Engineer (Failure Analysis)2 filings$118k
- 10Lead Quality Analyst (Principal Quality Engineer)1 filings$128k
- 11Principal Quality Engineer (15-1199.01)1 filings$96k
- 12Principal Quality Engineer (20012.1654)1 filings$117k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Quality 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.