Software Quality Assurance Tester Sqa Tester, H-1B salary
What 2,356 H-1B filings report for “Software Quality Assurance Tester Sqa Tester” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Quality Assurance Tester Sqa Tester?
$85k median H-1B base salary for a Software Quality Assurance Tester Sqa Tester, typically $73k to $103k, across 2,356 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2021 to FY2026). Highest in California at $110k median.
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Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California181$110k+$25k
- 2New Jersey187$102k+$17k
- 3Maryland28$101k+$16k
- 4Washington47$100k+$15k
- 5New York66$100k+$15k
- 6Massachusetts40$97k+$12k
- 7Virginia83$94k+$9k
- 8Minnesota36$89k+$4k
- 9Texas348$87k+$2k
- 10North Carolina210$86k+$1k
- 11Georgia117$84k−$1k
- 12Arizona60$83k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $85kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cognizant2,353 filings$85k
- 2Unicorn Technologies3 filings$76k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Quality Assurance Tester Sqa Tester”; 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.