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Software Engineer Quality Assurance Engineer, H-1B salary

What 10,980 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer Quality Assurance Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$83k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer Quality Assurance Engineer, typically $66k to $123k, across 10,980 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $108k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$66k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$73k–$100k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$83,397
10,980 filings
Top (p90)
$123k
90th percentile
p10 $66k
median $83k
p90 $123k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California2,298$108k+$25k
  • 2Maryland167$98k+$15k
  • 3District of Columbia40$98k+$15k
  • 4Colorado143$92k+$9k
  • 5South Carolina42$91k+$8k
  • 6Massachusetts455$88k+$5k
  • 7Connecticut229$88k+$5k
  • 8Virginia317$85k+$2k
  • 9Oregon74$85k+$2k
  • 10Arizona236$83ksame
  • 11Rhode Island43$83ksame
  • 12North Carolina509$83ksame

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 Software Engineer Quality Assurance Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer Quality Assurance Engineer roles are Tech Mahindra, Compunnel, LTIMindtree, Nokia, and Infinite Computer Solutions, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer Quality Assurance 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

4 filings carry “Software Engineer Quality Assurance Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

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