Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?

No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa.

Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?

No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset.

Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?

No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score.

Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?

No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck.

Is the most recent fiscal year complete?

Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.

Why are some occupations or states missing?

Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

Sponsor FinderSOC 15-1253CAUpdated September 2026

H-1B Sponsors for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in California

268 employers filed 31,508 H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers with worksites in California between FY2010 and FY2026. The 50 largest are ranked below, with DOL certification outcomes and a sponsor-health signal.

Employers: 268top 50 listed
Filings: 31,50845% of all 70,691 for this role
Certified: 90.9%across those listed
Median wage: $98,517across the sponsors listed

How this total is counted: filings from employers with at least 25 for this occupation in this state, a resolved employer and a recorded worksite state. That is 31,508 of the 70,691 total shown on the Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation page (45%); the remainder is the long tail of employers below the publishing threshold.

How to read this

Does an H-1B filing mean a visa was granted?: No. A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-worksite filing an employer makes before petitioning. Many certified LCAs never become petitions, and an LCA is not a visa. What an LCA is.
Is a certified filing the same as USCIS approval?: No. Certification is a Department of Labor outcome. The I-129 petition is decided separately by USCIS and is not in this dataset. How certification rate works.
Does a withdrawn filing count against a sponsor?: No. A withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped, so it is not a compliance signal and is not counted against a sponsor in the sponsor-health score. How sponsor health is calculated.
Is the wage shown what an employee takes home?: No. Offered and prevailing wages are the figures on the filing, before tax, bonus or equity, and they describe the role rather than an individual paycheck. How the prevailing wage works.
Is the most recent fiscal year complete?: Not necessarily. The Department of Labor releases disclosure data quarterly, so counts for the latest fiscal years can still rise in a later release.
Why are some occupations or states missing?: Combinations backed by fewer than 25 filings, or fewer than 3 distinct employers, are not published at all. Small cells are omitted entirely rather than shown with unreliable numbers.

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Employers sponsoring H-1B for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in California, sorted by filings, descending. Column headers are sortable.
#					Wage levels
1	INFOSYS LIMITED	2,636	99.8%	$71,595	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
2	Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.	1,148	93.5%	$92,290	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
3	Accenture LLP	846	98.0%	$76,710	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 21%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 33%
4	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED	842	99.9%	$74,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 90%, Level III: 10%
5	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	808	86.1%	$88,275	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 83%, Level III: 6%, Level IV: 11%
6	Google LLC	759	76.7%	$117,146	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 55%, Level III: 39%, Level IV: 5%
7	Apple Inc.	626	94.2%	$118,830	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 22%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 42%
8	HCL AMERICA INC	618	99.4%	$77,979	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 22%, Level II: 63%, Level III: 15%
9	Qualcomm Incorporatedlast filed FY2015	575	67.5%	$79,539	—
10	CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC	563	92.0%	$76,024	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 42%, Level III: 56%, Level IV: 2%
11	LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITEDlast filed FY2018	520	95.0%	$61,496	—
12	SYMANTEC CORPORATIONlast filed FY2019	519	74.2%	$94,952	—
13	eBay Inc.	482	89.2%	$115,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 50%, Level III: 50%
14	A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.last filed FY2019	453	94.5%	$120,000	—
15	IBM India Private Limitedlast filed FY2019	436	78.0%	$75,548	—
16	Tesla, Inc.	434	92.6%	$130,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 6%, Level II: 47%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 16%
17	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)last filed FY2023	420	98.3%	$140,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 27%, Level II: 59%, Level III: 14%
18	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	414	98.3%	$113,277	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 0%, Level II: 49%, Level III: 40%, Level IV: 10%
19	Broadcom Corporation	383	77.0%	$94,848	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100%
20	Intuit Inc.	330	85.8%	$110,921	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
21	Microsoft Corporation	329	76.3%	$109,318	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
22	Brocade Communications Systems	322	95.0%	$103,250	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100%
23	Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.	318	83.3%	$92,352	—
24	AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)	317	100.0%	$150,700	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 21%, Level II: 53%, Level III: 23%, Level IV: 2%
25	UST GLOBAL INC	300	87.3%	$60,556	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
26	ServiceNow, Inc.	291	98.6%	$133,370	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 27%, Level III: 49%, Level IV: 23%
27	L&T Technology Services Limited	265	87.5%	$70,325	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 92%
28	Oracle America, Inc.	259	92.7%	$112,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 10%, Level IV: 90%
29	PayPal, Inc.	254	91.7%	$118,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 25%, Level III: 75%
30	ETOUCH SYSTEMS CORPORATION	251	90.0%	$100,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 23%, Level II: 66%, Level III: 11%
31	Cisco Systems, Inc.	231	97.0%	$116,016	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 39%, Level III: 54%, Level IV: 6%
32	Salesforce, Inc.	226	95.1%	$119,500	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 25%, Level III: 75%
33	WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.	221	80.5%	$115,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 11%, Level III: 89%
34	EMC Corporation	206	85.9%	$85,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 50%, Level IV: 50%
35	NVIDIA Corporation	199	99.5%	$159,590	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 5%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 63%
36	Nokia of America Corporation	197	97.5%	$160,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 50%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 15%
37	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	190	94.7%	$141,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 28%, Level III: 11%, Level IV: 61%
38	Mindlance Inc.	180	88.9%	$75,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 70%, Level III: 20%
39	MINDTREE LIMITEDlast filed FY2019	180	97.2%	$67,099	—
40	Nisum Technologies Inc.last filed FY2019	180	94.4%	$98,220	—
41	Fortinet, Inc.	178	92.7%	$130,338	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 62%, Level III: 10%, Level IV: 28%
42	Yahoo Holdings Inc.	177	68.4%	$91,100	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 50%, Level IV: 50%
43	Riverbed Technology, LLClast filed FY2019	173	65.3%	$98,517	—
44	GSPANN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	169	95.3%	$78,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
45	SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC	160	76.9%	$110,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 34%, Level III: 37%, Level IV: 20%
46	INFOSTRETCH CORPORATION	151	95.4%	$85,000	Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 60%, Level II: 40%
47	VMware LLC	147	97.3%	$95,000	—
48	The University of San Franciscolast filed FY2019	141	81.6%	$45,732	—
49	Arista Networks, Inc.	139	92.1%	$115,000	—
50	LENDINGCLUB CORPORATIONlast filed FY2019	136	81.6%	$125,000	—

#1INFOSYS LIMITED
Filings
2,636
Certified
99.8%
Median wage
$71,595
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#2Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.
Filings
1,148
Certified
93.5%
Median wage
$92,290
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#3Accenture LLP
Filings
846
Certified
98.0%
Median wage
$76,710
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 21%, Level III: 47%, Level IV: 33%
#4TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Filings
842
Certified
99.9%
Median wage
$74,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 90%, Level III: 10%
#5Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Filings
808
Certified
86.1%
Median wage
$88,275
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 83%, Level III: 6%, Level IV: 11%
#6Google LLC
Filings
759
Certified
76.7%
Median wage
$117,146
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 55%, Level III: 39%, Level IV: 5%
#7Apple Inc.
Filings
626
Certified
94.2%
Median wage
$118,830
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 22%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 42%
#8HCL AMERICA INC
Filings
618
Certified
99.4%
Median wage
$77,979
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 22%, Level II: 63%, Level III: 15%
#9Qualcomm Incorporatedlast filed FY2015
Filings
575
Certified
67.5%
Median wage
$79,539
—
#10CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
Filings
563
Certified
92.0%
Median wage
$76,024
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 42%, Level III: 56%, Level IV: 2%
#11LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITEDlast filed FY2018
Filings
520
Certified
95.0%
Median wage
$61,496
—
#12SYMANTEC CORPORATIONlast filed FY2019
Filings
519
Certified
74.2%
Median wage
$94,952
—
#13eBay Inc.
Filings
482
Certified
89.2%
Median wage
$115,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 50%, Level III: 50%
#14A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.last filed FY2019
Filings
453
Certified
94.5%
Median wage
$120,000
—
#15IBM India Private Limitedlast filed FY2019
Filings
436
Certified
78.0%
Median wage
$75,548
—
#16Tesla, Inc.
Filings
434
Certified
92.6%
Median wage
$130,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 6%, Level II: 47%, Level III: 31%, Level IV: 16%
#17AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)last filed FY2023
Filings
420
Certified
98.3%
Median wage
$140,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 27%, Level II: 59%, Level III: 14%
#18COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Filings
414
Certified
98.3%
Median wage
$113,277
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 0%, Level II: 49%, Level III: 40%, Level IV: 10%
#19Broadcom Corporation
Filings
383
Certified
77.0%
Median wage
$94,848
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100%
#20Intuit Inc.
Filings
330
Certified
85.8%
Median wage
$110,921
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 100%
#21Microsoft Corporation
Filings
329
Certified
76.3%
Median wage
$109,318
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#22Brocade Communications Systems
Filings
322
Certified
95.0%
Median wage
$103,250
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level IV: 100%
#23Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
Filings
318
Certified
83.3%
Median wage
$92,352
—
#24AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)
Filings
317
Certified
100.0%
Median wage
$150,700
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 21%, Level II: 53%, Level III: 23%, Level IV: 2%
#25UST GLOBAL INC
Filings
300
Certified
87.3%
Median wage
$60,556
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#26ServiceNow, Inc.
Filings
291
Certified
98.6%
Median wage
$133,370
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 27%, Level III: 49%, Level IV: 23%
#27L&T Technology Services Limited
Filings
265
Certified
87.5%
Median wage
$70,325
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 92%
#28Oracle America, Inc.
Filings
259
Certified
92.7%
Median wage
$112,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 10%, Level IV: 90%
#29PayPal, Inc.
Filings
254
Certified
91.7%
Median wage
$118,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 25%, Level III: 75%
#30ETOUCH SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Filings
251
Certified
90.0%
Median wage
$100,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 23%, Level II: 66%, Level III: 11%
#31Cisco Systems, Inc.
Filings
231
Certified
97.0%
Median wage
$116,016
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 1%, Level II: 39%, Level III: 54%, Level IV: 6%
#32Salesforce, Inc.
Filings
226
Certified
95.1%
Median wage
$119,500
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 25%, Level III: 75%
#33WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Filings
221
Certified
80.5%
Median wage
$115,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 11%, Level III: 89%
#34EMC Corporation
Filings
206
Certified
85.9%
Median wage
$85,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 50%, Level IV: 50%
#35NVIDIA Corporation
Filings
199
Certified
99.5%
Median wage
$159,590
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 5%, Level II: 15%, Level III: 17%, Level IV: 63%
#36Nokia of America Corporation
Filings
197
Certified
97.5%
Median wage
$160,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 8%, Level II: 50%, Level III: 28%, Level IV: 15%
#37Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Filings
190
Certified
94.7%
Median wage
$141,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 28%, Level III: 11%, Level IV: 61%
#38Mindlance Inc.
Filings
180
Certified
88.9%
Median wage
$75,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 70%, Level III: 20%
#39MINDTREE LIMITEDlast filed FY2019
Filings
180
Certified
97.2%
Median wage
$67,099
—
#40Nisum Technologies Inc.last filed FY2019
Filings
180
Certified
94.4%
Median wage
$98,220
—
#41Fortinet, Inc.
Filings
178
Certified
92.7%
Median wage
$130,338
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 62%, Level III: 10%, Level IV: 28%
#42Yahoo Holdings Inc.
Filings
177
Certified
68.4%
Median wage
$91,100
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level III: 50%, Level IV: 50%
#43Riverbed Technology, LLClast filed FY2019
Filings
173
Certified
65.3%
Median wage
$98,517
—
#44GSPANN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Filings
169
Certified
95.3%
Median wage
$78,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level II: 100%
#45SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Filings
160
Certified
76.9%
Median wage
$110,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 10%, Level II: 34%, Level III: 37%, Level IV: 20%
#46INFOSTRETCH CORPORATION
Filings
151
Certified
95.4%
Median wage
$85,000
Prevailing-wage level mix — Level I: 60%, Level II: 40%
#47VMware LLC
Filings
147
Certified
97.3%
Median wage
$95,000
—
#48The University of San Franciscolast filed FY2019
Filings
141
Certified
81.6%
Median wage
$45,732
—
#49Arista Networks, Inc.
Filings
139
Certified
92.1%
Median wage
$115,000
—
#50LENDINGCLUB CORPORATIONlast filed FY2019
Filings
136
Certified
81.6%
Median wage
$125,000
—

How the sponsor-health signal is calculated

The badge blends each sponsor’s DOL certification rate (weighted toward the last five fiscal years), its denial rate, and its recent filing volume. Withdrawn filings are not counted against a sponsor, because a withdrawal usually means the role was filled or dropped. Sponsors with too few or too old filings show “Limited data” rather than a score. It reflects DOL paperwork outcomes only — not USCIS approval, pay quality, or an endorsement. Full methodology.

Where else Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers is sponsored

Other states with enough Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers filings to publish a sponsor breakdown.

Washington47 Texas50 New Jersey50 Illinois50 North Carolina38 Georgia50 New York48 Massachusetts50 Ohio35 Pennsylvania39 Florida40 Virginia35

Other occupations sponsored in California

Roles with a publishable sponsor breakdown in this state.

Software Developers50 Computer Occupations50 Computer Systems Analysts50 Electronics Engineers50 Computer Programmers50 Data Scientists50 Management Analysts50 Accountants and Auditors50 Biochemists and Biophysicists30 Computer and Information Systems Managers50 Mechanical Engineers50 Industrial Engineers50

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Understand the data

Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.

What “certification rate” means What an LCA is (and isn’t)How the sponsor-health signal works Common H-1B sponsorship questions