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Principal Sqa Engineer, H-1B salary

What 53 H-1B filings report for “Principal Sqa Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$141k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Sqa Engineer, typically $121k to $186k, across 53 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$121k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$131k–$160k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$141,000
53 filings
Top (p90)
$186k
90th percentile
p10 $121k
median $141k
p90 $186k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California48$141ksame

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $141kfor 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 Sqa Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Sqa Engineer roles are Veritas Technologies, Symantec, Palo Alto Networks, Gen Digital, and BMC Software, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Sqa Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

Related titles in this family

73 filings carry “Principal Sqa Engineer” in the title, across 10 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Principal Sqa 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.