H1B Report
Salary comparison

Market Research Analysts and Marketing 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.

Key metrics

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

MetricMarket Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$75,000$96,000
P25 wage$60,000$80,433
P75 wage$110,000$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,000$35,610
Total filings29,970134,517
Wage samples29,923134,348
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Median wage by year

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

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

  • 1CA6,474$85,000
  • 2NY5,114$78,000
  • 3MA3,741$62,066
  • 4TX2,327$81,952
  • 5MD1,821$85,820

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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