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Senior Software Quality Engineer, H-1B salary

What 540 H-1B filings report for “Senior Software Quality Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$114k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Software Quality Engineer, typically $85k to $150k, across 540 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $130k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$85k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$99k–$132k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$114,199
540 filings
Top (p90)
$150k
90th percentile
p10 $85k
median $114k
p90 $150k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California199$130k+$16k
  • 2Washington24$126k+$12k
  • 3Colorado25$118k+$4k
  • 4Massachusetts53$115k+$1k
  • 5Texas47$110k−$4k
  • 6North Carolina31$103k−$11k
  • 7Michigan24$102k−$12k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $114kfor 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 Quality Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Software Quality Engineer roles are ServiceNow, Red Hat, Nagarro, Pearson, and Medtronic, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Software 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

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Related titles in this family

578 filings carry “Senior Software Quality Engineer” in the title, across 21 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Software 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.