H1B Report
Salary comparison

Graphic Designers 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
Graphic Designers
SOC 27-1024Rank #35

Key metrics

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

MetricGraphic DesignersSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$89,814$96,000
P25 wage$66,290$80,433
P75 wage$130,894$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$64,604$35,610
Total filings13,192134,517
Wage samples13,173134,348
Rank#35#4

Median wage by year

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

Graphic Designers
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Graphic Designers

  • 1CA4,716$113,230
  • 2NY2,357$80,000
  • 3WA1,353$125,000
  • 4TX731$85,000
  • 5MA465$88,000

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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