H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 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
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1021Rank #96

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Science Teachers, PostsecondarySoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$82,000$81,600
P25 wage$66,000$68,715
P75 wage$100,000$100,005
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$34,000$31,290
Total filings6,250375,227
Wage samples6,221374,517
Rank#96#4

Median wage by year

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

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$59k
FY2011$63k
FY2012$70k
FY2013$70k
FY2014$64k
FY2015$72k
FY2016$74k
FY2017$79k
FY2018$76k
FY2019$80k
FY2020$82k
FY2021$88k
FY2022$85k
FY2023$87k
FY2024$90k
FY2025$91k
FY2026$91k
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$75k
FY2011$70k
FY2012$68k
FY2013$68k
FY2014$69k
FY2015$70k
FY2016$71k
FY2017$74k
FY2018$82k
FY2019$85k
FY2020$88k
FY2021$94k
FY2022$97k
FY2023$98k
FY2024$100k
FY2025$103k
FY2026$107k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • 1NY496$86,275
  • 2TX388$70,000
  • 3PA364$82,296
  • 4GA323$77,000
  • 5CA323$95,040

Top 5 hiring states — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

  • 1CA70,691$96,325
  • 2TX39,545$83,303
  • 3NJ23,688$72,630
  • 4WA20,111$88,000
  • 5IL18,114$74,880

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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