H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software QA Engineer

Occupation profile for Software QA Engineer covers 517 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $102,856.

FY2026 certified median
$102,856
Total filings
517
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$88,042–$135,800
Top employer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024203$100,500$82,000$126,900
FY2025171$103,721$87,211$135,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)143$102,856$88,042$135,800

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software QA EngineerFY2024 $100,500; FY2025 $103,721; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,856$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$100,500FY2025$103,721FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$102,856Certified median offer, Software QA EngineerFY2024 $100,500; FY2025 $103,721; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,856$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$100,500FY2025$103,721FY2026*$102,856
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.81 filings
  2. Fortinet, Inc.23 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc.19 filings
  4. INNOMINDS SOFTWARE INC14 filings
  5. NVIDIA Corporation12 filings
  6. Nokia of America Corporation10 filings
  7. CORPORATE SOLUTIONS GENERAL INC7 filings
  8. DGN Technologies, Inc7 filings
  9. EdvenSoft Solutions LLC7 filings
  10. Pax Technology Inc6 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale34 filings
  2. San Jose32 filings
  3. Santa Clara30 filings
  4. Pasadena18 filings
  5. Houston17 filings
  6. Milpitas16 filings
  7. Fremont13 filings
  8. Austin11 filings
  9. Mountain View10 filings
  10. San Francisco9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Software QA Engineer81 filings
  2. Fortinet, Inc. · Software QA Engineer23 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc. · Software QA Engineer19 filings
  4. INNOMINDS SOFTWARE INC · Software QA Engineer14 filings
  5. NVIDIA Corporation · Software QA Engineer12 filings
  6. Nokia of America Corporation · Software QA Engineer10 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1253$74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1253$70,325$94,827$119,330$143,832