Lead Quality Assurance Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (SOC 15-1253).
Employers filed 31 wage applications for Lead Quality Assurance Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 19 employers. The median offered wage was $125,632, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. ADP Technology Services, Inc. filed the most (9, median $108,835).
- Filings
- 31
- Positions covered
- 31
- Employers
- 19
- Median offered
- $125,632
- Median prevailing wage
- $112,507
- Filings since FY2020
- 160
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +25%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Lead Quality Assurance Engineer jobs rose 25%, from $100,500 in fiscal 2020 to $125,632 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 32 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 25 | $125,632 | −1.2% | $112,507 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 24 | $127,171 | +14.1% | $124,831 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 23 | $111,500 | −5.6% | $101,546 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | $118,054 | +5.0% | $106,517 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 24 | $112,481 | −2.1% | $100,090 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 32 | $114,950 | +14.4% | $110,261 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7 | $100,500 | n/a | $97,094 | +0.7% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADP Technology Services, Inc. | 9 | $108,835 | at the minimum | |
| Tardus Inc | 2 | $165,422 | at the minimum | |
| Open Text Inc. | 2 | $135,234 | +3.3% | |
| Innova Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $104,728 | at the minimum | |
| Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc. | 2 | $93,496 | at the minimum | |
| AutoNation, Inc. | 1 | $105,000 | +2.8% | |
| Hearst Business Publishing, Inc. | 1 | $126,439 | +27.9% | |
| Sagitec Solutions, LLC | 1 | $131,500 | +16.1% | |
| Hanwha Q Cells Technologies Inc. | 1 | $185,000 | +14.5% | |
| Consumer Reports, Inc. | 1 | $136,061 | at the minimum | |
| HP Inc. | 1 | $163,613 | at the minimum | |
| Micro Focus LLC | 1 | $181,580 | +9.8% | |
| Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. | 1 | $149,840 | +9.2% | |
| CBS Interactive, Inc. | 1 | $166,383 | +38.3% | |
| Hart InterCivic, Inc. | 1 | $125,632 | at the minimum | |
| Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd. | 1 | $97,550 | +1.5% | |
| Wabtec US Rail, Inc. | 1 | $143,312 | +10.5% | |
| Mains’l Financial Management Services, Inc. | 1 | $108,181 | +14.2% | |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 1 | $98,800 | at the minimum | |
Where Lead Quality Assurance Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpharetta, GA | 6 | $103,100 | at the minimum | |
| Cupertino, CA | 2 | $165,422 | at the minimum | |
| Omaha, NE | 2 | $93,496 | at the minimum | |
| Schaumburg, IL | 2 | $104,728 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $125,632 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $166,383 | +38.3% | |
| Englewood, CO | 1 | $97,550 | +1.5% | |
| Florham Park, NJ | 1 | $148,990 | at the minimum | |
| Folsom, CA | 1 | $131,500 | +16.1% | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $105,000 | +2.8% | |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $185,000 | +14.5% | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | 1 | $150,467 | at the minimum | |
| Memphis, TN | 1 | $98,800 | at the minimum | |
| Norfolk, VA | 1 | $107,864 | at the minimum | |
| San Dimas, CA | 1 | $132,912 | at the minimum | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | $163,613 | at the minimum | |
| Shoreview, MN | 1 | $108,181 | +14.2% | |
| Spokane, WA | 1 | $126,439 | +27.9% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 | $181,580 | +9.8% | |
| Vacaville, CA | 1 | $149,840 | +9.2% | |
| West Melbourne, FL | 1 | $143,312 | +10.5% | |
| Whitestown, IN | 1 | $120,000 | +6.7% | |
| Yonkers, NY | 1 | $136,061 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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