H1B Report
Salary comparison

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers vs Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
SOC 17-2031Rank #73

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricBioengineers and Biomedical EngineersSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$102,000$96,000
P25 wage$83,200$80,433
P75 wage$132,000$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$48,800$35,610
Total filings3,711134,517
Wage samples3,703134,348
Rank#73#4

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

  • 1CA1,314$120,931
  • 2TX303$90,000
  • 3MA255$100,000
  • 4NY207$120,000
  • 5GA148$80,000

Top 5 hiring states — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

  • 1CA24,239$121,000
  • 2TX20,135$93,558
  • 3NJ7,654$97,053
  • 4NC6,536$93,416
  • 5GA6,364$90,604

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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