Principal QA Engineer salaries
392 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal QA Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$127283
Average Salary
$78000
Minimum
$240000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafay Systems, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | Lathrop, CA | $240000 - $255000 | H-1B | Sep 28, 2023 |
| Roblox Corporation | Principal QA Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $239190 | H-1B | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Ruckus Wireless LLC | Principal QA Engineer | $226325 | Green Card | Dec 10, 2024 | |
| Rafay Systems, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | San Jose, CA | $210000 - $230000 | H-1B | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer Prisma Access | Santa Clara, CA | $205906 - $233200 | H-1B | Nov 27, 2023 |
| Sage Intacct, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | San Jose, CA | $201000 - $289000 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Aurascape, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $195000 - $225000 | H-1B | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $194875 - $237500 | H-1B | May 23, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | Nashua, NH | $190000 | H-1B | Jun 8, 2021 |
| PURE STORAGE, INC. | PRINCIPAL QA ENGINEER | LOS ALTOS, CA | $188900 | H-1B | Sep 11, 2020 |
| F5, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | San Jose, CA | $187796 | H-1B | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | Los Angeles, CA | $185000 | H-1B | Nov 1, 2022 |
| ICE DATA SERVICES, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | New York, NY | $180000 - $184720 | H-1B | Aug 30, 2024 |
| ICE DATA SERVICES, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | New York, NY | $180000 - $190000 | E-3 | Aug 1, 2024 |
| ICE DATA SERVICES, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $180000 - $184720 | H-1B | Aug 30, 2024 |
| ICE DATA SERVICES, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Jersey City, NJ | $180000 - $190000 | E-3 | Aug 1, 2024 |
| UPGRADE, INC. | Principal QA Engineers | San Francisco, CA | $180000 - $190000 | Green Card | Jun 17, 2022 |
| Streetlight Data, Inc. | PRINCIPAL QA ENGINEER | San Francisco, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Aug 11, 2022 |
| EHEALTHINSURANCE SERVICES, INC | Principal QA Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $178000 - $188000 | Green Card | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer (Prisma Access) | Santa Clara, CA | $172640 | H-1B | May 29, 2020 |
| RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $171791 | Green Card | Dec 7, 2021 |
| QUALYS, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Foster City, CA | $170000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Rubicon Global Holdings, LLC | Principal QA Engineer | $170000 - $190000 | Green Card | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $170000 | Green Card | Apr 19, 2017 |
| RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. | PRINCIPAL QA ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $170000 | H-1B | Oct 13, 2015 |
| UPGRADE, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $168958 - $190000 | H-1B | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Palo Alto Networks | Principal QA Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $168834 | H-1B | Mar 1, 2022 |
| RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. | Principal QA Engineer (Staff LTE Test Engineer) | SUWANEE, GA | $168210 | Green Card | May 29, 2018 |
| RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. | Principal QA Engineer (Staff Software Test Engine… | SUWANEE, GA | $168210 | Green Card | May 17, 2018 |
| SUPPLYHOUSE, LLC | Principal QA Engineer Team Lead | Melville, NY | $167400 | H-1B | Aug 11, 2023 |
| UPGRADE, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $165000 - $175000 | Green Card | Jun 24, 2020 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $164800 - $247200 | Green Card | May 11, 2023 |
| Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $164050 - $208400 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2023 |
| RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $163800 - $200400 | Green Card | Nov 24, 2021 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $163800 | H-1B | May 27, 2021 |
| CloudGenix, Inc. | Principal QA Engineer | San Jose, CA | $163530 - $185000 | H-1B | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Procore Technologies, Inc | Principal QA Engineer | New Orleans, LA | $162900 | H-1B | Jun 18, 2026 |
| SYMANTEC CORPORATION | SENIOR PRINCIPAL QA ENGINEER | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $161592 | H-1B | Dec 8, 2016 |
| SYMANTEC CORPORATION | SOFTWARE QA ENGINEER 4 (PRINCIPAL QA ENGINEER) | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $161541 | H-1B | Sep 24, 2019 |
| A10 NETWORKS, INC. | PRINCIPAL QA ENGINEER | San Jose, CA | $161092 | H-1B | Mar 29, 2019 |
| SPLUNK INC. | PRINCIPAL QA ENGINEER | SAN JOSE, CA | $161000 | H-1B | Jun 19, 2017 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Pleasanton, CA | $160200 - $197770 | H-1B | Nov 26, 2024 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Mountain House, CA | $160200 - $197770 | H-1B | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Informatica LLC | Principal QA Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $160139 - $182091 | H-1B | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Ruckus Wireless LLC | Principal QA Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $160000 - $256400 | H-1B | Oct 21, 2024 |
| RAFAY SYSTEMS, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $160000 | Green Card | Oct 15, 2020 |
| SharkNinja Operating LLC | Principal QA Engineer | Needham, MA | $158852 | H-1B | Aug 7, 2024 |
| FORTINET, INC. | Principal QA Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $158500 - $178500 | H-1B | May 23, 2022 |
| RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. | PRINCIPAL QA ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $158184 - $200000 | H-1B | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Informatica LLC | Principal QA Engineer | Redwood City, CA | $157838 - $161503 | H-1B | Dec 3, 2021 |
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