QA Engineer, H-1B salary
What 4,539 H-1B filings report for “QA Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a QA Engineer?
$85k median H-1B base salary for a QA Engineer, typically $67k to $113k, across 4,539 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $97k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California1,019$97k+$12k
- 2Maryland54$97k+$12k
- 3Colorado49$91k+$6k
- 4Oregon25$91k+$6k
- 5Washington91$90k+$5k
- 6Virginia135$86k+$1k
- 7North Carolina126$85ksame
- 8Massachusetts136$85ksame
- 9Arkansas27$84k−$1k
- 10Texas843$84k−$1k
- 11Rhode Island23$84k−$1k
- 12Arizona99$84k−$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $85kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a QA Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for QA Engineer roles are Tesla, Friendly Consultants, Amensys, and Saibersys, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full QA Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Tesla105 filings$115k
- 2Friendly Consultants101 filings$68k
- 3Amensys47 filings$90k
- 4Saibersys42 filings$72k
- 5Sapphire Software Solutions39 filings$85k
- 6Innova Solutions39 filings$87k
- 7Apexon36 filings$93k
- 8System Soft Technologies29 filings$91k
- 9Orion Innovation28 filings$82k
- 10Compunnel20 filings$90k
- 11Glad Power18 filings$80k
- 12American Tech Vision Solutions18 filings$67k
- 13Techops18 filings$85k
- 14Optivent Group17 filings$79k
- 15Nextgen Technologies16 filings$88k
- 16Xylo Consulting16 filings$81k
- 17GSPANN Technologies15 filings$115k
- 18Tanisha Systems15 filings$75k
- 19CitiusTech14 filings$98k
- 20Mindsys14 filings$70k
- 21tsQs14 filings$71k
- 22Juniper Networks14 filings$123k
- 23Smart Works14 filings$74k
- 24Populus Group14 filings$96k
- 25Flexon Technologies14 filings$90k
- 26IP Heights13 filings$101k
- 27Photon Infotech13 filings$84k
- 28SRK Systems13 filings$92k
- 29Enterprise Mobility13 filings$87k
- 30ERPA13 filings$85k
- 31Pyramid Technology Solutions12 filings$78k
- 32Cybersolve IT12 filings$75k
- 33ePace Technologies12 filings$70k
- 34Technosoft Group12 filings$89k
- 35Avco Consulting12 filings$90k
- 36Eateam11 filings$87k
- 37Img Systems11 filings$82k
- 38Qualys11 filings$94k
- 39Zai Global11 filings$70k
- 40Copart11 filings$91k
- 41Cyber Infotech11 filings$97k
- 42Infomerica11 filings$77k
- 43Nagarro11 filings$70k
- 44Chadwick Riley11 filings$74k
- 45Dotcom Team11 filings$95k
- 46Collaborate Solutions11 filings$79k
- 47Info Services11 filings$86k
- 48Moody's11 filings$85k
- 49Nmk Global11 filings$70k
- 50Orpine11 filings$81k
Related titles in this family
17,322 filings carry “QA Engineer” in the title, across 1,280 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software QA Engineer2,776 filings$91k
- 2Senior QA Engineer1,442 filings$110k
- 3Senior Associate Jc60 - Sqa Engineers and Testers780 filings$75k
- 4Sr. QA Engineer673 filings$104k
- 5Senior Software QA Engineer500 filings$120k
- 6Lead QA Engineer349 filings$117k
- 7Principal QA Engineer251 filings$125k
- 8Sqa Engineer226 filings$90k
- 9Sr. Software QA Engineer217 filings$128k
- 10Staff QA Engineer198 filings$124k
- 11Staff Software QA Engineer181 filings$133k
- 12Manager Jc50 - Sqa Engineers and Testers172 filings$96k
Figures are for the exact title “QA Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.