Quality Engineer, H-1B salary
What 8,038 H-1B filings report for “Quality Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Quality Engineer?
$83k median H-1B base salary for a Quality Engineer, typically $63k to $112k, across 8,038 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $110k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington152$110k+$27k
- 2Oregon50$105k+$22k
- 3Delaware23$100k+$17k
- 4California1,131$96k+$13k
- 5Massachusetts916$95k+$12k
- 6Colorado59$91k+$8k
- 7Arizona198$89k+$6k
- 8Texas602$86k+$3k
- 9Nevada26$86k+$3k
- 10New York224$85k+$2k
- 11Rhode Island20$85k+$2k
- 12Connecticut115$84k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $83kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Quality Engineer roles are MathWorks, Fusion Life Sciences Technologies, Intellectt, MSR Technology Group, and VAStek, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Quality Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1MathWorks477 filings$96k
- 2Fusion Life Sciences Technologies287 filings$89k
- 3Intellectt274 filings$92k
- 4MSR Technology Group184 filings$82k
- 5VAStek178 filings$80k
- 6Zimmer Biomet123 filings$64k
- 7IBM113 filings$99k
- 8American Express112 filings$107k
- 9Tech Mahindra91 filings$79k
- 10Cummins68 filings$67k
- 11Intuitive Surgical67 filings$119k
- 12Verotech Solutions61 filings$79k
- 13Qualitest60 filings$82k
- 14Nagarro60 filings$74k
- 15Costco59 filings$135k
- 16RevereIT59 filings$73k
- 17Altimetrik56 filings$87k
- 18Optum54 filings$102k
- 19Tesla52 filings$102k
- 20Flextronics International41 filings$87k
- 21Medtronic40 filings$78k
- 22Akkodis34 filings$58k
- 23Populus Group31 filings$102k
- 24Aisin30 filings$61k
- 25United Wholesale Mortgage28 filings$105k
- 26Novozen Healthcare28 filings$104k
- 27I Brain Solutions27 filings$70k
- 28Software Enterprises27 filings$68k
- 29Validit Solutions27 filings$98k
- 30S2S Soft27 filings$72k
- 31Lyft26 filings$158k
- 32L&T Technology Services26 filings$82k
- 33Xenoninfotek23 filings$68k
- 34Brose23 filings$78k
- 35Strategy23 filings$97k
- 36SLB23 filings$87k
- 37Ealearn22 filings$68k
- 38IP Heights22 filings$70k
- 39LS Solutions22 filings$80k
- 40Danfoss22 filings$85k
- 41Columbus Technology Solutions21 filings$90k
- 42Epitec21 filings$92k
- 43Emritsolutions21 filings$73k
- 44Tenneco19 filings$85k
- 45ND Global Consulting Services18 filings$93k
- 46Katalyst HealthCares & Life Sciences18 filings$71k
- 47Rivian18 filings$88k
- 48Cisco17 filings$116k
- 49Yanfeng17 filings$80k
- 50Chakmas15 filings$92k
Related titles in this family
25,866 filings carry “Quality Engineer” in the title, across 2,424 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Quality Engineer2,152 filings$115k
- 2Software Quality Engineer1,594 filings$91k
- 3Supplier Quality Engineer1,035 filings$88k
- 4Sr. Quality Engineer549 filings$107k
- 5Senior Software Quality Engineer540 filings$114k
- 6Quality Engineer II523 filings$86k
- 7Quality Engineer III460 filings$103k
- 8Manufacturing Quality Engineer395 filings$126k
- 9Product Quality Engineer284 filings$133k
- 10Lead Quality Engineer268 filings$111k
- 11Quality Engineering Manager238 filings$133k
- 12Senior Supplier Quality Engineer222 filings$113k
Figures are for the exact title “Quality 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.