H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers vs Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

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.

MetricSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$96,000$64,333
P25 wage$80,433$54,373
P75 wage$116,043$75,763
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$35,610$21,390
Total filings134,5174,708
Wage samples134,3484,696
Rank#4#68

Median wage by year

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

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

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 — Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

  • 1CA688$69,290
  • 2NY459$69,000
  • 3TX381$57,020
  • 4MI236$62,079
  • 5MA233$74,990

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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