Software Quality Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,594 H-1B filings report for “Software Quality Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Quality Engineer?
$91k median H-1B base salary for a Software Quality Engineer, typically $71k to $131k, across 1,594 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $113k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California444$113k+$22k
- 2Washington52$96k+$5k
- 3Oregon58$91ksame
- 4Massachusetts103$90k−$1k
- 5Georgia64$90k−$1k
- 6Virginia37$89k−$2k
- 7Arizona40$87k−$4k
- 8Colorado33$87k−$4k
- 9North Carolina34$86k−$5k
- 10Minnesota33$86k−$5k
- 11Michigan85$85k−$6k
- 12Utah22$83k−$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $91kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Quality Engineer roles are Intel, ServiceNow, Nokia, Adobe, and Rocket Mortgage, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Quality Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Intel93 filings$105k
- 2ServiceNow86 filings$99k
- 3Nokia82 filings$131k
- 4Adobe61 filings$132k
- 5Rocket Mortgage41 filings$85k
- 6Crockett Technical31 filings$81k
- 7HCL Global Systems28 filings$89k
- 8Pearson25 filings$88k
- 9QVC24 filings$95k
- 10Red Hat22 filings$96k
- 11Innovative Consulting Solutions19 filings$81k
- 12Eguru Solution17 filings$81k
- 13Populus Group17 filings$94k
- 14Compunnel15 filings$93k
- 15IBM15 filings$112k
- 16Bridge Group14 filings$76k
- 17ICloud Technologies14 filings$77k
- 18Atos Syntel13 filings$86k
- 19Protocol Infotech11 filings$76k
- 20Databoss International10 filings$66k
- 21Microsoft10 filings$150k
- 22TekCommands9 filings$90k
- 23Varian Medical Systems9 filings$133k
- 24BayOne9 filings$114k
- 253i INFOTECH9 filings$78k
- 26Amensys9 filings$80k
- 27Enternet Business Systems8 filings$98k
- 28Intraedge8 filings$85k
- 29Cepheid8 filings$112k
- 30Tarus Productsinc8 filings$81k
- 31Appridat Solutions8 filings$101k
- 32U.S. Cellular8 filings$100k
- 33Advithri Technologies7 filings$87k
- 34AVS Soft Solutions7 filings$90k
- 35Zen3 Infosolutions America7 filings$84k
- 36Kairos Technologies7 filings$78k
- 37Columbus Technology Solutions7 filings$90k
- 38Mastercard7 filings$77k
- 39Philips7 filings$94k
- 40Advantage IT6 filings$70k
- 41Apple6 filings$141k
- 42Cerebral Technologies6 filings$76k
- 43McAfee6 filings$119k
- 44Saransh6 filings$85k
- 45V-Soft Consulting6 filings$70k
- 46Xebia6 filings$83k
- 47Flextronics International6 filings$110k
- 48Pro IT, Inc.6 filings$100k
- 49Bloomberg6 filings$122k
- 50Dataquad6 filings$88k
Related titles in this family
3,172 filings carry “Software Quality Engineer” in the title, across 190 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Software Quality Engineer540 filings$114k
- 2Sr. Software Quality Engineer132 filings$110k
- 3Software Quality Engineer II90 filings$91k
- 4Staff Software Quality Engineer80 filings$152k
- 5Software Quality Engineer 266 filings$88k
- 6Software Quality Engineer III65 filings$99k
- 7Principal Software Quality Engineer64 filings$124k
- 8Lead Software Quality Engineer42 filings$118k
- 9Associate Software Quality Engineer32 filings$88k
- 10Manager, Software Quality Engineering31 filings$138k
- 11Software Quality Engineer I29 filings$77k
- 12Software Quality Engineer Advisor21 filings$104k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Quality 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.