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Senior Software QA Engineer, H-1B salary

What 500 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software QA Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Software QA Engineer?

$120k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software QA Engineer, typically $87k to $157k, across 500 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $135k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$87k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$101k–$140k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$120,000
500 filings
Top (p90)
$157k
90th percentile
p10 $87k
median $120k
p90 $157k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California298$135k+$15k
  • 2Massachusetts26$113k−$7k
  • 3Texas54$106k−$14k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $120kfor 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 Senior Software QA Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Software QA Engineer roles are ServiceNow, Palo Alto Networks, InnoCore Solutions, and Tesla, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Software 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

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Related titles in this family

553 filings carry “Senior Software QA Engineer” in the title, across 19 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software 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.