H1B Report
Salary comparison

Chemists 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
Chemists
SOC 19-2031Rank #59

Key metrics

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

MetricChemistsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$82,000$96,000
P25 wage$66,576$80,433
P75 wage$104,489$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$37,913$35,610
Total filings6,015134,517
Wage samples6,003134,348
Rank#59#4

Median wage by year

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

Chemists
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Chemists

  • 1NJ1,046$80,000
  • 2CA779$94,307
  • 3NY709$76,800
  • 4MA544$110,186
  • 5PA398$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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