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Software Engineer Quality Assurance, H-1B salary

What 293 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer Quality Assurance” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$134k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer Quality Assurance, typically $85k to $174k, across 293 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $155k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$85k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$100k–$156k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$133,720
293 filings
Top (p90)
$174k
90th percentile
p10 $85k
median $134k
p90 $174k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California173$155k+$21k
  • 2North Carolina33$123k−$11k
  • 3Texas20$95k−$39k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $134kfor 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 Software Engineer Quality Assurance?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer Quality Assurance roles are Hewlett Packard Enterprise, MatrixCare, Sr International, HP, and Entit Software, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer Quality Assurance 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

361 filings carry “Software Engineer Quality Assurance” in the title, across 23 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

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