H-1B salary guideSOC 15-1199Rank #92Updated Jun 2026
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers (SOC 15-1199). Based on 6,482 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$100,368
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$90,907
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$107,010
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
20
Rank #92 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 118 | $69,906 | $75,000 | $84,164 |
| Level II | 642 | $70,000 | $75,265 | $89,954 |
| Level III | 84 | $92,092 | $108,966 | $121,948 |
| Level IV | 36 | $108,597 | $118,916 | $139,598 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
WIPRO LIMITED
4,419
Edifecs, Inc.
97
Logic Information Systems,…
51
ITC INFOTECH (USA), INC.
45
Wipro Enterprises, Inc.
30
Supply Chain Consultants, …
23
P3 TECHNOLOGIES INC.
23
RANDSTAD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
22
Mastercard International I…
21
OneTrust LLC
19
Median wage by fiscal year
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