H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Software QA Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Software QA Engineer covers 60 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $163,000.

FY2026 certified median
$163,000
Total filings
60
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,114–$174,919
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202422$157,868$136,279$162,825
FY202526$159,521$147,351$164,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$163,000$152,114$174,919

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Software QA EngineerFY2024 $157,868; FY2025 $159,521; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$157,868FY2025$159,521FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$163,000Certified median offer, Sr. Software QA EngineerFY2024 $157,868; FY2025 $159,521; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$157,868FY2025$159,521FY2026*$163,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.34 filings
  2. CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC3 filings
  3. Gen Digital Inc.2 filings
  4. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC2 filings
  5. Yahoo Holdings Inc.2 filings
  6. A10 Networks, Inc.1 filings
  7. ARDOR IT SYSTEMS LLC1 filings
  8. Blackhawk Network, Inc.1 filings
  9. Callaway Golf Sales Company1 filings
  10. DataDirect Networks, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont25 filings
  2. San Jose7 filings
  3. Palo Alto3 filings
  4. Charlotte3 filings
  5. San Francisco2 filings
  6. Santa Clara2 filings
  7. Antioch1 filings
  8. Culver City1 filings
  9. Folsom1 filings
  10. Los Angeles1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Software QA Engineer34 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1253$63,773$79,477$95,202$110,906
2026-27Colorado Springs, COArea 1782015-1253$80,246$102,086$123,906$145,746