H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff QA Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff QA Engineer covers 45 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $146,973.

FY2026 certified median
$146,973
Total filings
45
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$138,500–$163,000
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202416$148,566$135,027$165,453
FY202519$144,855$135,004$164,154
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$146,973$138,500$163,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff QA EngineerFY2024 $148,566; FY2025 $144,855; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $146,973$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$148,566FY2025$144,855FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$146,973Certified median offer, Staff QA EngineerFY2024 $148,566; FY2025 $144,855; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $146,973$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$148,566FY2025$144,855FY2026*$146,973
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.18 filings
  2. Edelman Financial Engines, LLC3 filings
  3. Prolifics Inc.3 filings
  4. APTTUS Corporation2 filings
  5. DISH Network LLC2 filings
  6. MyVest Corporation2 filings
  7. Care.com, Inc.1 filings
  8. Caremark LLC1 filings
  9. Cohesity, Inc.1 filings
  10. CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin8 filings
  2. Fremont6 filings
  3. Sparks3 filings
  4. Lathrop2 filings
  5. San Diego2 filings
  6. San Francisco2 filings
  7. San Ramon2 filings
  8. Tracy2 filings
  9. Celina2 filings
  10. Plano2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Staff QA Engineer18 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2112$72,030$93,725$115,419$137,114
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006
2026-27Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTArea 3934015-1253$51,418$68,162$84,926$101,670
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Reno, NVArea 3990017-2141$74,381$90,771$107,141$123,531