H1B Report
Salary comparison

Biological Technicians 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
Biological Technicians
SOC 19-4021Rank #25

Key metrics

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

MetricBiological TechniciansSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$64,896$96,000
P25 wage$54,835$80,433
P75 wage$76,877$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$22,042$35,610
Total filings23,209134,517
Wage samples23,170134,348
Rank#25#4

Median wage by year

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

Biological Technicians
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Biological Technicians

  • 1NY3,688$69,447
  • 2CA2,124$71,026
  • 3TX1,959$57,761
  • 4MA1,890$69,200
  • 5PA1,314$61,056

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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