H1B Report
Salary comparison

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

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 TestersMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Median wage$96,000$75,000
P25 wage$80,433$60,000
P75 wage$116,043$110,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$35,610$50,000
Total filings134,51729,970
Wage samples134,34829,923
Rank#4#20

Median wage by year

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

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

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 — 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 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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