Quality Assurance Lead, H-1B salary
What 540 H-1B filings report for “Quality Assurance Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Quality Assurance Lead?
$97k median H-1B base salary for a Quality Assurance Lead, typically $73k to $130k, across 540 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $118k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California65$118k+$21k
- 2New York31$113k+$16k
- 3New Jersey29$112k+$15k
- 4North Carolina30$111k+$14k
- 5Minnesota20$100k+$3k
- 6Pennsylvania31$100k+$3k
- 7Virginia22$96k−$1k
- 8Texas67$94k−$3k
- 9Massachusetts34$92k−$5k
- 10Florida24$91k−$6k
- 11Michigan21$90k−$7k
- 12Ohio37$87k−$10k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $97kfor 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 Lead?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Quality Assurance Lead roles are Atos Syntel, Vitech Systems, CitiusTech, Eteam, and Endurance Services, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Quality Assurance Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Atos Syntel60 filings$87k
- 2Vitech Systems13 filings$135k
- 3CitiusTech11 filings$90k
- 4Eteam11 filings$80k
- 5Endurance Services11 filings$116k
- 6Sagitec Solutions10 filings$114k
- 7IBM9 filings$97k
- 8Zensar7 filings$95k
- 9PointClickCare7 filings$100k
- 10SLK America7 filings$65k
- 11ITC Infotech6 filings$125k
- 12Nisum6 filings$112k
- 13The Veritas Healthcare Solutions6 filings$109k
- 14Charter Communications6 filings$101k
- 15Endue6 filings$76k
- 16Meta6 filings$132k
- 17Smartlogix6 filings$121k
- 18Computer Aid6 filings$100k
- 19Cloudray5 filings$96k
- 20Fortis Payment Systems5 filings$120k
- 21Intraedge5 filings$74k
- 22Sunera Technologies5 filings$97k
- 23Apex Technology Systems5 filings$87k
- 24Nokia5 filings$101k
- 25United States Fire Insurance Company5 filings$95k
- 26State Auto5 filings$105k
- 27Photon Infotech4 filings$94k
- 28SquareTrade4 filings$133k
- 29Trianz4 filings$94k
- 30Ascendum Solutions4 filings$62k
- 31Dvg Tech Solutions4 filings$76k
- 32Levi Strauss & Co.4 filings$128k
- 33One Network Enterprises4 filings$77k
- 34PNC Financial Services4 filings$100k
- 35Tek Tree4 filings$82k
- 36USM Business Systems4 filings$100k
- 37Globaltek Systems4 filings$99k
- 38Intone Networks4 filings$78k
- 39Sanpro Technologies4 filings$67k
- 40Securly4 filings$149k
- 41State Street4 filings$130k
- 42eSystems3 filings$180k
- 43Apexon3 filings$113k
- 44Millennium Health3 filings$110k
- 45Pyramid Technology Solutions3 filings$65k
- 46SEI Investments3 filings$140k
- 47Synapse Group3 filings$85k
- 48TMNA Services3 filings$126k
- 49Children's National Medical Center3 filings$89k
- 50The Gordian Group3 filings$95k
Related titles in this family
886 filings carry “Quality Assurance Lead” in the title, across 92 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Quality Assurance Lead106 filings$100k
- 2Senior Quality Assurance Lead30 filings$112k
- 3Quality Assurance Lead Engineer23 filings$103k
- 4IT Quality Assurance Lead11 filings$108k
- 5Software Quality Assurance Lead Engineer11 filings$100k
- 6Sr. Quality Assurance Lead9 filings$87k
- 7ETL - Quality Assurance Lead8 filings$96k
- 8IT Software Quality Assurance Lead8 filings$120k
- 9Quality Assurance - Lead Analyst8 filings$101k
- 10Quality Assurance Leader5 filings$93k
- 11Test Engineer/Quality Assurance Lead5 filings$100k
- 12IT Consultant (Software Quality Assurance Lead)4 filings$76k
Figures are for the exact title “Quality Assurance 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.