H1B Report
Salary comparison

Network and Computer Systems Administrators 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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
SOC 15-1244Rank #23

Key metrics

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

MetricNetwork and Computer Systems AdministratorsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$94,182$96,000
P25 wage$80,000$80,433
P75 wage$114,131$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$34,131$35,610
Total filings24,718134,517
Wage samples24,694134,348
Rank#23#4

Median wage by year

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

Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Top 5 hiring states — Network and Computer Systems Administrators

  • 1TX4,502$90,938
  • 2CA3,425$114,712
  • 3NJ1,359$95,000
  • 4IL1,259$89,336
  • 5GA1,227$88,317

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 — Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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