Quality Engineer
Median salary
$102,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$87,610 – $120,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+2%
-1.1% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.3%
1,273 filings
Quality Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$76,794
P25$87,610
Median$102,000
P75$120,000
P90$138,438
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$78,350216 LCAs
Level II$94,924552 LCAs
Level III$119,912288 LCAs
Level IV$130,811148 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Quality 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.
Industrial Engineers 47%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 32%Mechanical Engineers 7%Software Developers 5%Computer Occupations, All Other 2%Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 46.98% | 598 | $85,000 | $95,000 | $111,771 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 32.36% | 412 | $92,000 | $112,520 | $128,648 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 6.76% | 86 | $83,710 | $95,000 | $108,362 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 5.34% | 68 | $109,670 | $125,798 | $144,359 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 1.96% | 25 | $87,302 | $101,962 | $124,259 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 1.73% | 22 | $96,924 | $107,632 | $136,286 |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | 0.63% | 8 | $73,454 | $87,547 | $106,106 |
| Civil Engineers 17-2051 | 0.47% | 6 | $94,130 | $106,120 | $117,250 |
| Industrial Production Managers 11-3051 | 0.39% | 5 | $112,000 | $115,000 | $122,475 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 0.39% | 5 | $104,042 | $108,295 | $126,600 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 0.39% | 5 | $82,000 | $98,610 | $115,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Quality 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mathworks | 37 | $119,912 | +6.6% |
| IBM | 29 | $98,384 | -12.6% |
| Zimmer | 29 | $91,704 | -3.5% |
| Fusion Life Sciences | 22 | $109,824 | +15.6% |
| Tesla | 21 | $121,500 | +27.9% |
| Intellectt | 21 | $98,987 | +4.2% |
| Optum | 16 | $111,696 | -0.7% |
| Intellectt | 12 | $96,221 | +1.3% |
| The Kroger | 12 | $121,235 | +7.8% |
| IBM | 12 | $96,616 | -5.2% |
| Nd Global Consulting | 11 | $88,338 | -7% |
| Wal Mart Associates | 11 | $116,529 | -7.4% |
| American Express Travel Related | 11 | $149,578 | +32.9% |
| United Wholesale Mortgage | 11 | $125,000 | +11.1% |
| Validit | 10 | $92,560 | -2.6% |
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 Quality Engineer348 LCAs · median $119,912
- Quality Engineer II65 LCAs · median $93,496
- Quality Engineer III40 LCAs · median $115,000
- Senior Quality Engineer I21 LCAs · median $119,662
- Quality Senior Engineer II14 LCAs · median $110,607
- Quality Senior Engineer I13 LCAs · median $89,652
- Senior Quality Engineer II8 LCAs · median $139,102
- Quality Engineer Senior8 LCAs · median $96,907