Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Software Quality Assurance Tester
Occupation profile for Software Quality Assurance Tester covers 81 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $91,520.
- FY2026 certified median
- $91,520
- Total filings
- 81
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $88,088–$117,000
- Top employer
- PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 34 | $85,093 | $81,157 | $94,134 |
| FY2025 | 18 | $86,712 | $79,519 | $92,500 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 29 | $91,520 | $88,088 | $117,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LIMITED12 filings
- RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC10 filings
- Hexaware Technologies, Inc.7 filings
- STARK AMERICA INC3 filings
- Computer Enterprises, Inc.2 filings
- CORE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC2 filings
- Integration Developer Network LLC2 filings
- NEO TECH SOLUTIONS INC.2 filings
- Pacer Staffing LLC2 filings
- PROCAL TECHNOLOGIES INC2 filings
Top cities
- Minnetonka9 filings
- Plano5 filings
- Pittsburgh4 filings
- Baltimore3 filings
- Jacksonville2 filings
- Atlanta2 filings
- Burlington2 filings
- Charlotte2 filings
- Monroe2 filings
- Raleigh2 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 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1253 | $70,054 | $88,566 | $107,099 | $125,611 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 15-1253 | $74,298 | $90,147 | $105,997 | $121,846 |
| 2026-27 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 16740 | 15-1253 | $63,773 | $79,477 | $95,202 | $110,906 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 15-1253 | $87,506 | $108,347 | $129,189 | $150,030 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 15-1253 | $60,486 | $75,442 | $90,397 | $105,352 |
| 2026-27 | Cleveland, OHArea 17410 | 15-1253 | $69,285 | $82,950 | $96,637 | $110,302 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 15-1253 | $59,218 | $79,040 | $98,883 | $118,706 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1253 | $84,323 | $107,349 | $130,354 | $153,379 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-1253 | $69,950 | $87,589 | $105,206 | $122,845 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-1253 | $74,381 | $90,750 | $107,141 | $123,510 |