H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Systems Analysts vs Software Quality Assurance Engineers 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 Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211Rank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Systems AnalystsSoftware Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
Median wage$70,000$69,170
P25 wage$60,320$60,507
P75 wage$88,000$77,563
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$27,680$17,056
Total filings792,2506,482
Wage samples788,7026,476
Rank#2#92

Median wage by year

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

Computer Systems Analysts
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Systems Analysts

  • 1CA105,344$75,941
  • 2TX95,459$68,827
  • 3NJ80,581$65,541
  • 4IL48,648$69,000
  • 5NY42,838$71,505

Top 5 hiring states — Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers

  • 1CA851$77,210
  • 2TX672$70,057
  • 3MA454$75,650
  • 4MN329$63,877
  • 5NY318$63,355

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers

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