H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers vs Public Relations 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.

Occupation B
Public Relations Specialists
SOC 27-3031Rank #80

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersPublic Relations Specialists
Median wage$96,000$63,814
P25 wage$80,433$52,500
P75 wage$116,043$85,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$35,610$32,500
Total filings134,5173,125
Wage samples134,3483,116
Rank#4#80

Median wage by year

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

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Public Relations 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 — Public Relations Specialists

  • 1NY903$65,000
  • 2CA786$65,437
  • 3TX183$57,803
  • 4FL157$54,000
  • 5NJ156$70,000

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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