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Quality Assurance Engineer I, H-1B salary

What 785 H-1B filings report for “Quality Assurance Engineer I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Quality Assurance Engineer I?

$110k median H-1B base salary for a Quality Assurance Engineer I, typically $80k to $135k, across 785 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $117k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$80k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$98k–$122k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$110,000
785 filings
Top (p90)
$135k
90th percentile
p10 $80k
median $110k
p90 $135k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California306$117k+$7k
  • 2Virginia20$114k+$4k
  • 3New Jersey29$111k+$1k
  • 4Texas52$110ksame
  • 5Washington252$105k−$5k
  • 6Massachusetts41$105k−$5k
  • 7Pennsylvania20$104k−$6k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $110kfor 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 Quality Assurance Engineer I?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Quality Assurance Engineer I roles are Amazon, Audible, Progress Software, Education Management Solutions, and Goodreads, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Quality Assurance Engineer I filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

4,082 filings carry “Quality Assurance Engineer I” in the title, across 70 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Quality Assurance Engineer I”; 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.