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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers: H-1B salaries and wage levels

Level IV starts anywhere from $110,906 to $190,445 depending on the city. The median offer is $108,376.

17,590certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$108,376median offer
$91k to $130kmiddle half of offers
11%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

Wage levels by city

same scale for every row · black mark: median offer in that city
Plano · Irving · Dallas IV $126k
Austin, TX IV $129k
San Jose · Sunnyvale · Santa Clara IV $190k
Atlanta · Alpharetta IV $124k
Charlotte, NC IV $111k
New York · Jersey City IV $153k
Seattle · Bellevue IV $162k
Chicago, IL IV $127k
San Francisco, CA IV $164k
San Diego, CA IV $141k
under Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $57k to $200k
CityLCAsMedianLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Plano, TX486$100,953 $70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
Austin, TX448$110,700 $70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
San Jose, CA415$152,540 $98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
Atlanta, GA371$97,365 $74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
Irving, TX367$105,000 $70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
Sunnyvale, CA356$155,000 $98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
Charlotte, NC316$102,669 $63,773$79,477$95,202$110,906
Dallas, TX313$100,742 $70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
New York, NY309$125,528 $84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
Alpharetta, GA282$97,365 $74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
Santa Clara, CA251$164,154 $98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
Seattle, WA246$140,000 $81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
Chicago, IL236$104,728 $74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
San Francisco, CA202$163,613 $80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
Bellevue, WA198$125,000 $81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
San Diego, CA169$122,000 $73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
Frisco, TX167$98,000 $70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
Houston, TX157$91,811 $59,218$79,040$98,883$118,706
Westlake, TX145$120,000 $70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
Columbus, OH143$93,184 $72,093$87,152$102,190$117,250
Pittsburgh, PA138$87,717 $60,486$75,442$90,397$105,352
Phoenix, AZ136$104,458 $67,163$83,990$100,818$117,645
Cupertino, CA132$165,422 $98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
Jersey City, NJ132$125,528 $84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
Boston, MA127$114,015 $72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797

What employers offer

17,590 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$40k to $50k: 3 LCAs$50k to $60k: 39 LCAs$60k to $70k: 353 LCAs$70k to $80k: 964 LCAs$80k to $90k: 2,583 LCAs$90k to $100k: 2,744 LCAs$100k to $110k: 2,464 LCAs$110k to $120k: 1,984 LCAs$120k to $130k: 2,071 LCAs$130k to $140k: 1,264 LCAs$140k to $150k: 859 LCAs$150k to $160k: 546 LCAs$160k to $170k: 642 LCAs$170k to $180k: 287 LCAs$180k to $190k: 231 LCAs$190k to $200k: 120 LCAs$200k to $210k: 209 LCAs$210k to $220k: 65 LCAs$220k to $230k: 54 LCAs$230k to $240k: 34 LCAs$240k to $250k: 18 LCAs$250k to $260k: 6 LCAs$260k to $270k: 7 LCAs$270k to $280k: 9 LCAs$280k to $290k: 2 LCAs$290k to $300k: 1 LCA$300k+: 10 LCAs $40k to $50k: 3 LCAs$50k to $60k: 39 LCAs$60k to $70k: 353 LCAs$70k to $80k: 964 LCAs$80k to $90k: 2,583 LCAs$90k to $100k: 2,744 LCAs$100k to $110k: 2,464 LCAs$110k to $120k: 1,984 LCAs$120k to $130k: 2,071 LCAs$130k to $140k: 1,264 LCAs$140k to $150k: 859 LCAs$150k to $160k: 546 LCAs$160k to $170k: 642 LCAs$170k to $180k: 287 LCAs$180k to $190k: 231 LCAs$190k to $200k: 120 LCAs$200k to $210k: 209 LCAs$210k to $220k: 65 LCAs$220k to $230k: 54 LCAs$230k to $240k: 34 LCAs$240k to $250k: 18 LCAs$250k to $260k: 6 LCAs$260k to $270k: 7 LCAs$270k to $280k: 9 LCAs$280k to $290k: 2 LCAs$290k to $300k: 1 LCA$300k+: 10 LCAs
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 100 LCAs = 200 LCAs

Lottery entries

3,690 new-employment LCAs
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 28%34%21%11% 3,690
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

13,501 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$108,120 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp 1,369 $102,086
2 Amazon.com Services LLC 366 $146,950
3 Capgemini America Inc 358 $120,204
4 Compunnel Software Group, INC 245 $103,000
5 Apple Inc. 239 $163,300
6 Deloitte Consulting LLP 239 $113,300
7 Tata Consultancy Services Limited 214 $88,317
8 Salesforce, Inc. 204 $152,294
9 Accenture LLP 186 $126,495
10 IBM Corporation 166 $111,770
11 LTIMindtree Limited 165 $91,374
12 NTT DATA Americas, Inc. 162 $120,411
13 Mphasis Corporation 149 $105,000
14 Wipro Limited 124 $91,374
15 HCL America, Inc. 119 $108,680
16 Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. 115 $92,144
17 UST Global Inc 102 $104,000
18 CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. 93 $91,374
19 NTT DATA Services, LLC 89 $125,876
20 Synechron, Inc. 89 $105,601
21 The MathWorks, Inc. 87 $119,912
22 DB Global Technology, Inc. 79 $122,400
23 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. 75 $105,102
24 Randstad Digital, LLC 75 $115,000
25 Virtusa Corporation 67 $105,436
All other employers 12,414 –