H1B Report
Salary comparison

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 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
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
SOC 29-2011Rank #32

Key metrics

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

MetricMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechnologistsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$59,405$96,000
P25 wage$54,704$80,433
P75 wage$70,283$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$15,579$35,610
Total filings14,783134,517
Wage samples14,769134,348
Rank#32#4

Median wage by year

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

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

  • 1FL1,897$56,576
  • 2CA1,469$70,720
  • 3NY1,106$72,800
  • 4TX885$56,576
  • 5UT714$66,165

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 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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