H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Quality Engineer

Occupation profile for Quality Engineer covers 1,977 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $93,600.

FY2026 certified median
$93,600
Total filings
1,977
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$82,566–$108,971
Top employer
IBM Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024718$89,433$80,000$102,315
FY2025740$92,082$82,182$104,344
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)519$93,600$82,566$108,971

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Quality EngineerFY2024 $89,433; FY2025 $92,082; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $93,600$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$89,433FY2025$92,082FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$93,600Certified median offer, Quality EngineerFY2024 $89,433; FY2025 $92,082; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $93,600$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$89,433FY2025$92,082FY2026*$93,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. IBM Corporation91 filings
  2. INTELLECTT, INC.82 filings
  3. FUSION LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGIES LLC42 filings
  4. Optum Services, Inc.30 filings
  5. Costco Wholesale Corporation29 filings
  6. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.28 filings
  7. Tesla, Inc.26 filings
  8. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.23 filings
  9. NOVOZEN HEALTHCARE LLC.23 filings
  10. VALIDIT SOLUTIONS LLC22 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston33 filings
  2. Phoenix30 filings
  3. Sunnyvale29 filings
  4. Austin29 filings
  5. Santa Clara27 filings
  6. Issaquah27 filings
  7. Atlanta26 filings
  8. New York25 filings
  9. Irvine20 filings
  10. Natick19 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. IBM Corporation · Quality Engineer91 filings
  2. INTELLECTT, INC. · Quality Engineer82 filings
  3. FUSION LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGIES LLC · Quality Engineer42 filings
  4. Optum Services, Inc. · Quality Engineer30 filings
  5. Costco Wholesale Corporation · Quality Engineer29 filings
  6. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · Quality Engineer28 filings
  7. Tesla, Inc. · Quality Engineer26 filings
  8. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. · Quality Engineer23 filings
  9. NOVOZEN HEALTHCARE LLC. · Quality Engineer23 filings
  10. VALIDIT SOLUTIONS LLC · Quality Engineer22 filings

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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2112$80,850$95,534$110,219$124,904
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2112$75,421$91,146$106,891$122,616
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2112$80,517$97,261$113,984$130,728
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1253$72,238$88,379$104,541$120,682
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2112$83,387$102,253$121,098$139,963