H1B Report
Salary comparison

Human Resources Specialists 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
Human Resources Specialists
SOC 13-1071Rank #66

Key metrics

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

MetricHuman Resources SpecialistsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$73,152$96,000
P25 wage$60,000$80,433
P75 wage$100,506$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$40,506$35,610
Total filings4,858134,517
Wage samples4,851134,348
Rank#66#4

Median wage by year

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

Human Resources Specialists
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Human Resources Specialists

  • 1CA1,094$90,000
  • 2NJ575$71,448
  • 3TX570$70,366
  • 4NY555$74,194
  • 5WA265$116,000

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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