H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Quality Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Quality Engineer covers 394 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $97,000.

FY2026 certified median
$97,000
Total filings
394
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$86,466–$115,000
Top employer
ServiceNow, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024126$99,736$84,235$123,283
FY2025147$102,086$89,845$118,516
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)121$97,000$86,466$115,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Quality EngineerFY2024 $99,736; FY2025 $102,086; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $97,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$99,736FY2025$102,086FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$97,000Certified median offer, Software Quality EngineerFY2024 $99,736; FY2025 $102,086; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $97,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$99,736FY2025$102,086FY2026*$97,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ServiceNow, Inc.50 filings
  2. Adobe Inc.20 filings
  3. Intel Corporation11 filings
  4. Nokia of America Corporation11 filings
  5. EGURU SOLUTION, LLC9 filings
  6. Enternet Business Systems, Inc.8 filings
  7. Red Hat, Inc.8 filings
  8. Advantage IT Inc6 filings
  9. COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC6 filings
  10. Innovative Consulting Solutions LLC6 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara30 filings
  2. San Jose23 filings
  3. Sunnyvale15 filings
  4. San Diego14 filings
  5. Atlanta14 filings
  6. Austin10 filings
  7. Plano7 filings
  8. Chicago6 filings
  9. Hillsboro6 filings
  10. Redmond6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ServiceNow, Inc. · Software Quality Engineer50 filings
  2. Adobe Inc. · Software Quality Engineer20 filings
  3. Intel Corporation · Software Quality Engineer11 filings
  4. Nokia of America Corporation · Software Quality Engineer11 filings
  5. EGURU SOLUTION, LLC · Software Quality Engineer9 filings
  6. Enternet Business Systems, Inc. · Software Quality Engineer8 filings
  7. Red Hat, Inc. · Software Quality Engineer8 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1253$74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653