H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

QA Software Engineer

Occupation profile for QA Software Engineer covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $90,775.

FY2026 certified median
$90,775
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$81,663–$99,888
Top employer
Alto Neuroscience, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$99,496$93,268$101,014
FY20252$90,674$84,656$96,692
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$90,775$81,663$99,888

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, QA Software EngineerFY2024 $99,496; FY2025 $90,674; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,775$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$99,496FY2025$90,674FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$90,775Certified median offer, QA Software EngineerFY2024 $99,496; FY2025 $90,674; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $90,775$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$99,496FY2025$90,674FY2026*$90,775
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Alto Neuroscience, Inc.1 filings
  2. Brain Corporation1 filings
  3. Datapower LLC1 filings
  4. ETEK IT Solutions, Inc1 filings
  5. eTelic, Inc.1 filings
  6. Gen Piper Technologies LLC1 filings
  7. Infotech Valley Inc1 filings
  8. NETBRAIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1 filings
  9. Pentangle Tech Services LLC1 filings
  10. Sensormatic Electronics, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Plano2 filings
  2. Los Altos1 filings
  3. San Diego1 filings
  4. San Jose1 filings
  5. Tallahassee1 filings
  6. Watertown1 filings
  7. Westford1 filings
  8. Round Rock1 filings
  9. Bellevue1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
    2026-27Tallahassee, FLArea 4522015-1253$55,058$76,107$97,157$118,206