QA Lead, H-1B salary
What 1,224 H-1B filings report for “QA Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a QA Lead?
$91k median H-1B base salary for a QA Lead, typically $70k to $124k, across 1,224 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $114k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California134$114k+$23k
- 2Washington25$113k+$22k
- 3New Jersey75$100k+$9k
- 4North Carolina43$95k+$4k
- 5Georgia75$94k+$3k
- 6Texas155$92k+$1k
- 7Massachusetts23$91ksame
- 8Connecticut25$90k−$1k
- 9New York52$90k−$1k
- 10Virginia32$90k−$1k
- 11Ohio145$89k−$2k
- 12Tennessee36$86k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $91kfor 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 Lead?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for QA Lead roles are SLK America, Genpact, Photon Infotech, Everest Technologies, and Apexon, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full QA Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1SLK America102 filings$76k
- 2Genpact59 filings$88k
- 3Photon Infotech38 filings$90k
- 4Everest Technologies34 filings$100k
- 5Apexon26 filings$105k
- 6IBM23 filings$77k
- 7Hitachi Vantara23 filings$94k
- 8Infinite Computer Solutions22 filings$85k
- 9Orion Innovation19 filings$97k
- 10Meta19 filings$175k
- 11Innova Solutions14 filings$92k
- 12Populus Group14 filings$120k
- 13GSPANN Technologies13 filings$126k
- 14Charter Communications11 filings$98k
- 15Coforge10 filings$104k
- 16CitiusTech10 filings$84k
- 17Hitachi Digital Services9 filings$105k
- 18Applab Systems9 filings$80k
- 19Noblesoft Technologies9 filings$97k
- 20Compunnel8 filings$74k
- 21Cigniti Technologies8 filings$89k
- 22Orpine8 filings$75k
- 23QA InfoTech8 filings$70k
- 24iPivot8 filings$115k
- 25Hexaware7 filings$71k
- 26Emids7 filings$90k
- 27Ascendum Solutions7 filings$121k
- 28Caprus IT6 filings$95k
- 29Ciber6 filings$90k
- 30Matrix-IFS6 filings$104k
- 31Pyramid Consulting6 filings$80k
- 32Red Oak Tech6 filings$128k
- 33Info Services6 filings$79k
- 34Ascendion5 filings$119k
- 35Eniac Systems5 filings$94k
- 36Virtusa5 filings$106k
- 37Jsmn International5 filings$99k
- 38Mortgage Connect, LP5 filings$94k
- 39S2 IT Group5 filings$94k
- 40Sunera Technologies5 filings$85k
- 41Charles Hudson Technology Solutions5 filings$108k
- 42Data Warehouse Labs5 filings$121k
- 43Gentis Solutions5 filings$102k
- 44Qualizeal5 filings$107k
- 45System Soft Technologies5 filings$100k
- 46I 5 Tech5 filings$80k
- 47Tenarai5 filings$98k
- 48V-Soft Consulting5 filings$89k
- 49Attra5 filings$81k
- 50Cadence Group5 filings$190k
Related titles in this family
2,204 filings carry “QA Lead” in the title, across 322 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Quality Assurance (QA) Lead L287 filings$87k
- 2Software QA Lead70 filings$95k
- 3Senior QA Lead67 filings$99k
- 4QA Lead Engineer57 filings$96k
- 5Quality Assurance (QA) Lead L332 filings$86k
- 6QA Lead Analyst20 filings$91k
- 7Automation QA Lead19 filings$95k
- 8QA Lead/Manager19 filings$125k
- 9Quality Assurance (QA) Lead19 filings$100k
- 10Quality Assurance (QA) Lead L116 filings$82k
- 11QA Lead / Developer15 filings$92k
- 12Sr. QA Lead12 filings$94k
Figures are for the exact title “QA Lead”; 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.