H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Quality Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Software Quality Engineer covers 61 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $164,800.

FY2026 certified median
$164,800
Total filings
61
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$139,623–$172,421
Top employer
ServiceNow, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202420$174,531$140,343$174,531
FY202517$152,443$136,365$170,556
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$164,800$139,623$172,421

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Software Quality EngineerFY2024 $174,531; FY2025 $152,443; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,800$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$174,531FY2025$152,443FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$164,800Certified median offer, Staff Software Quality EngineerFY2024 $174,531; FY2025 $152,443; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,800$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$174,531FY2025$152,443FY2026*$164,800
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ServiceNow, Inc.43 filings
  2. Ancestry.com Operations Inc.2 filings
  3. Becton, Dickinson and Company2 filings
  4. Illumina, Inc.2 filings
  5. Stryker Corporation2 filings
  6. Wisk Aero LLC2 filings
  7. Auris Health, Inc.1 filings
  8. Bullhorn, Inc.1 filings
  9. Checkr, Inc.1 filings
  10. Fiserv Solutions, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara27 filings
  2. San Diego9 filings
  3. Bellevue3 filings
  4. Kirkland3 filings
  5. Foster City2 filings
  6. Portage2 filings
  7. Draper2 filings
  8. Mountain View1 filings
  9. Palo Alto1 filings
  10. Pleasanton1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ServiceNow, Inc. · Staff Software Quality Engineer43 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
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1253$74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
2026-27Kalamazoo-Portage, MIArea 2802015-1252$79,082$97,427$115,773$134,118
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907