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Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers, H-1B salary

What 804 H-1B filings report for “Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers?

$77k median H-1B base salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers, typically $63k to $98k, across 804 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $93k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$63k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$70k–$90k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$76,836
804 filings
Top (p90)
$98k
90th percentile
p10 $63k
median $77k
p90 $98k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California43$93k+$16k
  • 2Connecticut65$90k+$13k
  • 3Wisconsin20$80k+$3k
  • 4Virginia25$79k+$2k
  • 5Washington25$79k+$2k
  • 6New Jersey100$78k+$1k
  • 7Texas83$77ksame
  • 8New York56$76k−$1k
  • 9Illinois89$76k−$1k
  • 10North Carolina44$75k−$2k
  • 11Pennsylvania28$73k−$4k
  • 12Michigan56$71k−$6k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $77kfor 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 Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers roles are LTIMindtree, HTC Global Services, Compunnel, Ernst & Young, and Unica Group, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 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

838 filings carry “Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers” in the title, across 18 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers”; 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.