Sr QA Engineer, H-1B salary
What 673 H-1B filings report for “Sr QA Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr QA Engineer?
$104k median H-1B base salary for a Sr QA Engineer, typically $80k to $137k, across 673 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $121k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California228$121k+$17k
- 2Massachusetts21$108k+$4k
- 3Illinois31$103k−$1k
- 4Texas108$101k−$3k
- 5New Jersey24$100k−$4k
- 6Washington26$99k−$5k
- 7Georgia20$97k−$7k
- 8North Carolina43$95k−$9k
- 9Colorado21$90k−$14k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $104kfor 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 Sr QA Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr QA Engineer roles are Tesla, Visa, CyberSource, and Belk, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr QA Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Tesla68 filings$125k
- 2Visa51 filings$90k
- 3CyberSource22 filings$99k
- 4Belk13 filings$94k
- 5Shutterfly12 filings$122k
- 6Microman12 filings$98k
- 7Edifecs10 filings$113k
- 8Quality Matrix9 filings$91k
- 9Infowave Systems9 filings$135k
- 10RLI Insurance Company8 filings$124k
- 11Symantec8 filings$118k
- 12GSPANN Technologies8 filings$100k
- 13Infosytech Solutions7 filings$76k
- 14Vimo7 filings$135k
- 15Intercontinental Exchange7 filings$125k
- 16Comcast6 filings$115k
- 17Apexon6 filings$94k
- 18Rakuten6 filings$144k
- 19Datum Technologies Group5 filings$100k
- 20Pandora5 filings$123k
- 21Silverxis5 filings$73k
- 22Sagitec Solutions5 filings$100k
- 23Yum! Brands5 filings$110k
- 24tsQs5 filings$110k
- 25Logic Planet5 filings$78k
- 26Prairie Consulting Services5 filings$107k
- 27Arris5 filings$100k
- 28Copart4 filings$103k
- 29Zillion Technologies4 filings$83k
- 30Rackware4 filings$130k
- 31Roku4 filings$125k
- 32System Soft Technologies4 filings$100k
- 33VMware4 filings$141k
- 34Navis4 filings$113k
- 35360 IT Professionals3 filings$72k
- 36Acadia Technologies3 filings$92k
- 37Bank of the West3 filings$85k
- 38Blue Yonder3 filings$96k
- 39Caprus IT3 filings$85k
- 40Dexcom3 filings$97k
- 41ePace Technologies3 filings$80k
- 42Oberon IT3 filings$95k
- 43Riverbed Technology3 filings$111k
- 44Railinc3 filings$98k
- 45Regional Management3 filings$122k
- 46Ansira Partners3 filings$110k
- 47Careonsite3 filings$113k
- 48eviCore3 filings$96k
- 49Cloud Soft3 filings$87k
- 50Dave3 filings$152k
Related titles in this family
761 filings carry “Sr QA Engineer” in the title, across 45 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr. QA Engineer I17 filings$110k
- 2Sr. QA Engineer, Infotainment7 filings$140k
- 3Sr. QA Engineer (15-1199.01)5 filings$92k
- 4Sr. QA Engineer II5 filings$120k
- 5Sr. QA Engineer Big Data4 filings$113k
- 6Sr. QA Engineer Lead4 filings$108k
- 7Sr. QA Engineer, Cloud Assurance Production Services3 filings$93k
- 8Asst Dir-Sr QA Engineer2 filings$89k
- 9Quality Assurance Analyst II Sr QA Engineer2 filings$83k
- 10Sr. Consultant / Sr. QA Engineer2 filings$130k
- 11Sr. QA Engineer - Automation2 filings$130k
- 12Sr QA Engineer / Developer2 filings$79k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr QA 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.