QA Engineer
Median salary
$95,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$84,906 – $118,131
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-4.27%
-7.17% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
622 filings
QA Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$78,062
P25$84,906
Median$95,000
P75$118,131
P90$139,902
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$79,602105 LCAs
Level II$91,510362 LCAs
Level III$120,50099 LCAs
Level IV$136,04039 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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QA Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 82%Software Developers 8%Industrial Engineers 7%Computer Occupations, All Other 1%Computer Programmers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 81.67% | 508 | $83,470 | $91,377 | $110,198 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 7.88% | 49 | $99,965 | $116,234 | $146,500 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 6.91% | 43 | $121,286 | $129,500 | $140,386 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 1.29% | 8 | $76,710 | $92,644 | $97,518 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 1.13% | 7 | $81,016 | $85,550 | $95,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for QA Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla | 37 | $129,500 | +0% |
| Sapphire Software | 13 | $91,500 | +0.1% |
| Orion Integrators | 10 | $102,752 | +12.5% |
| Svastha Infotech | 9 | $87,000 | -4.8% |
| Ice Mortgage Technology | 7 | $104,700 | +14.6% |
| Best Buy | 7 | $144,256 | +57.9% |
| Fidelity Technology D/b/a Fidelity Investments | 6 | $109,460 | -5.8% |
| Gsk | 6 | $93,018 | +1.8% |
| Xylo Consulting | 5 | $106,500 | +16.6% |
| Photon Infotech | 5 | $98,590 | +7.9% |
| Sri Tech | 5 | $82,950 | -9.2% |
| Mahaugha | 5 | $95,000 | +4% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior QA Engineer163 LCAs · median $120,500
- QA Engineer II11 LCAs · median $94,910