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Software Engineer Quality Assurance Staff Engineer, H-1B salary

What 74 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer Quality Assurance Staff Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$138k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer Quality Assurance Staff Engineer, typically $89k to $184k, across 74 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$89k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$101k–$161k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$137,678
74 filings
Top (p90)
$184k
90th percentile
p10 $89k
median $138k
p90 $184k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California37$150k+$12k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $138kfor 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 Staff Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer Quality Assurance Staff Engineer roles are Charles Schwab, Tesla, Groq, Infinera, and Marvell, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer Quality Assurance Staff Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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