QA Automation 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 289 wage applications for QA Automation Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 192 employers. The median offered wage was $91,989, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Compunnel Software Group, Inc filed the most (7, median $102,500).
- Filings
- 289
- Positions covered
- 283
- Employers
- 192
- Median offered
- $91,989
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,374
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,633
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +12%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for QA Automation Engineer jobs rose 12%, from $82,000 in fiscal 2020 to $91,500 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 273 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.
QA Automation Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 239 | $91,500 | +1.7% | $91,374 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 224 | $90,000 | +7.1% | $86,923 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 234 | $84,000 | −6.7% | $81,328 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 221 | $90,000 | −3.2% | $81,328 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 273 | $93,000 | +4.2% | $86,632 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 172 | $89,258 | +8.9% | $78,874 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 270 | $82,000 | n/a | $79,560 | +0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 7 | $102,500 | +0.9% | |
| GOIN Technology, LLC. | 5 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Araxis Systems Inc | 5 | $103,418 | at the minimum | |
| Techgene Solutions, LLC | 4 | $91,500 | +0.1% | |
| CyberSolve IT, Inc. | 4 | $72,535 | at the minimum | |
| AlgebraIT LLC | 4 | $81,838 | at the minimum | |
| Emonics LLC | 4 | $105,373 | at the minimum | |
| Infocons Inc | 4 | $87,631 | at the minimum | |
| Tekgence, Inc. | 4 | $96,000 | +5.1% | |
| Coforge Limited | 3 | $88,088 | at the minimum | |
| Thought Circuits Services LLC | 3 | $71,000 | +0.1% | |
| Franklar Technologies LLC | 3 | $70,500 | +0.4% | |
| Radixlink, Inc. | 3 | $91,375 | at the minimum | |
| VITS Consulting Corp | 3 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| ICloud Technologies Corp. | 3 | $85,030 | at the minimum | |
| Neonsoft Inc | 3 | $110,200 | at the minimum | |
| Itiyam LLC | 3 | $102,500 | +0.4% | |
| SVATS, Inc | 3 | $88,000 | +1.8% | |
| Squad Software Inc | 3 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Symbastech Corp | 3 | $72,592 | +0.1% | |
| Tutelary Inc | 3 | $90,000 | +5.8% | |
| S9 Technologies Inc | 2 | $82,000 | +0.8% | |
| Franklin Infotech, Inc. | 2 | $85,000 | +8.4% | |
| EZ4 Technologies LLC | 2 | $102,086 | at the minimum | |
| Globalpoint, Inc. | 2 | $100,000 | +2.7% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 192. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where QA Automation Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving, TX | 19 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 12 | $92,000 | at the minimum | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 9 | $85,030 | +2.7% | |
| Austin, TX | 9 | $89,440 | at the minimum | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | $101,887 | +0.1% | |
| Columbus, OH | 8 | $78,825 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 7 | $88,088 | at the minimum | |
| Dallas, TX | 7 | $91,520 | +0.2% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 6 | $83,700 | +1.6% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 6 | $85,515 | +0.2% | |
| Fort Mill, SC | 6 | $85,640 | +0.7% | |
| New York, NY | 6 | $102,086 | at the minimum | |
| Frisco, TX | 5 | $93,351 | +2.2% | |
| Mckinney, TX | 5 | $96,000 | at the minimum | |
| Raleigh, NC | 5 | $92,400 | +0.1% | |
| Celina, TX | 4 | $91,375 | at the minimum | |
| Cincinnati, OH | 4 | $91,270 | +5.1% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 4 | $102,500 | +0.2% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 4 | $98,325 | +10.2% | |
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $92,602 | +0.9% | |
| Sunrise, FL | 4 | $72,535 | at the minimum | |
| Wilmington, DE | 4 | $87,680 | +0.4% | |
| Glen Allen, VA | 3 | $75,400 | at the minimum | |
| Herndon, VA | 3 | $106,500 | at the minimum | |
| Lewisville, TX | 3 | $119,611 | 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.
- 5 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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