Staff QA Engineer, H-1B salary
What 198 H-1B filings report for “Staff QA Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff QA Engineer?
$124k median H-1B base salary for a Staff QA Engineer, typically $93k to $167k, across 198 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $135k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California120$135k+$11k
- 2Texas46$104k−$20k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $124kfor 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 Staff QA Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff QA Engineer roles are Visa, Tesla, Arris, Ruckus Wireless, and Palo Alto Networks, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff 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
- 1Visa37 filings$109k
- 2Tesla23 filings$148k
- 3Arris19 filings$93k
- 4Ruckus Wireless11 filings$95k
- 5Palo Alto Networks7 filings$142k
- 6CyberSource6 filings$117k
- 7Cohesity5 filings$160k
- 8Edelman Financial Engines5 filings$141k
- 9eHealthInsurance Services5 filings$142k
- 10Dolby5 filings$151k
- 11Prolifics5 filings$126k
- 12Dexcom4 filings$107k
- 13Harmonic3 filings$135k
- 14MobileIron3 filings$124k
- 15Dish3 filings$110k
- 16Navis3 filings$119k
- 17Proofpoint3 filings$190k
- 18Spirent3 filings$108k
- 19Zscaler3 filings$168k
- 20Conga2 filings$141k
- 21MyVest2 filings$173k
- 22NerdWallet2 filings$173k
- 23Shutterfly2 filings$145k
- 24Vivint2 filings$149k
- 25Nokia2 filings$168k
- 26Aria Systems1 filings$95k
- 27American Well1 filings$127k
- 28Charles Schwab1 filings$92k
- 29Care.com1 filings$136k
- 30CVS Health1 filings$145k
- 31CrossCountry Mortgage1 filings$160k
- 32Fitbit1 filings$124k
- 33FinThrive1 filings$112k
- 34Forge Global1 filings$175k
- 35Gigamon1 filings$154k
- 36GoPro1 filings$148k
- 37Hightail1 filings$144k
- 38Joyent1 filings$190k
- 39LFG NFTS1 filings$210k
- 40Life3601 filings$202k
- 41Move1 filings$131k
- 42Machinify1 filings$142k
- 43Navan1 filings$164k
- 44Ordway Labs1 filings$130k
- 45RightHand Robotics Inc.1 filings$160k
- 46Robinhood1 filings$210k
- 47SIMON Markets1 filings$140k
- 48Sony1 filings$163k
- 49Samsung1 filings$150k
- 50Symantec1 filings$109k
Related titles in this family
290 filings carry “Staff QA Engineer” in the title, across 24 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr. Staff QA Engineer29 filings$127k
- 2Senior Staff QA Engineer25 filings$139k
- 3Member of Technical Staff (QA Engineer)10 filings$118k
- 4Staff QA Engineer (Software)6 filings$91k
- 5Sr Staff QA Engineer, Cloud Security2 filings$125k
- 6Staff QA Engineer (15-1199.01)2 filings$101k
- 7Staff QA Engineer - Kbgfjg284125-12 filings$150k
- 8IT Staff, QA Engineer1 filings$140k
- 9IT Staff, QA Engineering1 filings$125k
- 10Senior Staff QA Engineer (Cloud Security)1 filings$169k
- 11Senior Staff QA Engineer (Prisma Access)1 filings$172k
- 12Staff QA Engineer - Ddos Security1 filings$133k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff 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.