Search Quality Analyst at Google
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Google pay a Search Quality Analyst on an H-1B?
$156k Google has filed 115 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Search Quality Analyst with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $156k. Most of those filings fall between $140k and $176k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
115
Median base salary
$156k
Middle 50%
$140k to $176k
Filings and pay by year
Search Quality Analyst at Google, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 16 | $168k |
| FY2025 | 22 | $158k |
| FY2024 | 37 | $159k |
| FY2023 | 30 | $146k |
| FY2022 | 8 | $129k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $123k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $102k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 41 | $167k |
| San Bruno, CA | 33 | $146k |
| Mountain View, CA | 12 | $152k |
| Austin, TX | 6 | $134k |
| New York, NY | 5 | $143k |
| San Francisco, CA | 5 | $171k |
| Seattle, WA | 4 | $162k |
| Dublin, OH | 2 | $111k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $175k |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $183k |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $122k |
| Franklin, MA | 1 | $145k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 3 | $122k |
| Level II | 58 | $151k |
| Level III | 20 | $175k |
| Level IV | 4 | $206k |