H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers vs Computer Network Architects

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 B
Computer Network Architects
SOC 15-1241Rank #30

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersComputer Network Architects
Median wage$96,000$102,274
P25 wage$80,433$85,000
P75 wage$116,043$126,690
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$35,610$41,690
Total filings134,51716,428
Wage samples134,34816,410
Rank#4#30

Median wage by year

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

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Computer Network Architects

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 hiring states — Computer Network Architects

  • 1CA2,924$125,000
  • 2TX2,552$98,026
  • 3NJ1,353$94,661
  • 4WA1,319$129,771
  • 5CO813$100,173

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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