H1B Report
Salary comparison

Budget Analysts 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
Budget Analysts
SOC 13-2031Rank #91

Key metrics

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

MetricBudget AnalystsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$57,812$81,328
P25 wage$50,000$68,549
P75 wage$70,000$100,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$20,000$31,451
Total filings6,484367,097
Wage samples6,258366,392
Rank#91#4

Median wage by year

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

Budget Analysts
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Budget Analysts

  • 1CA1,387$59,363
  • 2NY1,383$55,765
  • 3TX625$52,000
  • 4NJ402$59,592
  • 5FL298$52,000

Top 5 hiring states — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

  • 1CA69,271$96,325
  • 2TX38,277$82,710
  • 3NJ23,266$72,030
  • 4WA19,761$87,942
  • 5IL17,732$74,818

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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