Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER III
Occupation profile for QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER III covers 198 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $164,600.
- FY2026 certified median
- $164,600
- Total filings
- 198
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $148,400–$165,422
- Top employer
- Amazon.com Services LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 68 | $168,100 | $141,775 | $184,274 |
| FY2025 | 82 | $164,820 | $147,015 | $180,919 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 48 | $164,600 | $148,400 | $165,422 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Amazon.com Services LLC175 filings
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.3 filings
- AUDIBLE, INC.3 filings
- Amazon Advertising LLC2 filings
- Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.2 filings
- Total Administrative Services Corporation2 filings
- AmpliFI Loyalty Solutions1 filings
- BioMed Laboratories, LLC1 filings
- bluDiagnostics LLC1 filings
- CMFG Life Insurance Company1 filings
Top cities
- Seattle55 filings
- Sunnyvale46 filings
- Bellevue20 filings
- Austin11 filings
- San Francisco8 filings
- Irvine6 filings
- Milpitas5 filings
- New York5 filings
- Culver City3 filings
- Arlington3 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1253 | $81,598 | $108,243 | $134,867 | $161,512 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1253 | $98,322 | $129,022 | $159,744 | $190,445 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1253 | $70,616 | $90,043 | $109,450 | $128,877 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1253 | $70,325 | $94,827 | $119,330 | $143,832 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1253 | $84,323 | $107,349 | $130,354 | $153,379 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1253 | $80,579 | $108,472 | $136,344 | $164,237 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1253 | $72,280 | $94,786 | $117,291 | $139,797 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 15-1253 | $74,298 | $90,147 | $105,997 | $121,846 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1253 | $85,800 | $105,851 | $125,902 | $145,954 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1253 | $70,054 | $88,566 | $107,099 | $125,611 |