Role Filing Pattern
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 7 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1253.00
SOC Category: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+27.7%
Filed H-1B base wages show $130,000 vs BLS national median $101,800
Principal Quality Assurance Engineer (SOC 15-1253.00, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 7 filing records. Filed base wages span $118,414 to $134,618 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $130,000. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$130,000
H-1B LCA Filings
7LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$134,618
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Publix Super Markets, Inc., ADP Technology Services, Inc., PTC Inc., AKQA, Inc., and Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Lakeland, FL, Alpharetta, GA, San Ramon, CA, Washington, DC, and Durham, NC. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$118,414
P25$120,100
Median$130,000
P75$132,197
Max$134,618
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Publix Super Markets, Inc.$128,5572
- ADP Technology Services, Inc.$119,2572
- PTC Inc.$141,9131
- AKQA, Inc.$130,0001
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Filed Wage by City
- San Ramon, CA$141,9131
- Durham, NC$134,6181
- Washington, DC$130,0001
- Lakeland, FL$128,5572
- Alpharetta, GA$119,2572
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Principal Quality Assurance Engineer H-1B LCA records is $130,000 per year.
How many Principal Quality Assurance Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 7 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Principal Quality Assurance Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Principal Quality Assurance Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Principal Quality Assurance Engineer include: Publix Super Markets, Inc., ADP Technology Services, Inc., PTC Inc..
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