Quality Assurance Lead 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 30 wage applications for Quality Assurance Lead jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 24 employers. The median offered wage was $120,011, 8.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Sagitec Solutions, LLC filed the most (3, median $124,883).
- Filings
- 30
- Positions covered
- 30
- Employers
- 24
- Median offered
- $120,011
- Median prevailing wage
- $109,439
- Filings since FY2020
- 325
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +27%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Quality Assurance Lead jobs rose 27%, from $94,321 in fiscal 2020 to $119,715 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 71 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.
Quality Assurance Lead by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 25 | $119,715 | +6.2% | $106,662 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 34 | $112,750 | +18.7% | $100,995 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 43 | $95,000 | −14.9% | $86,923 | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 40 | $111,610 | +8.0% | $97,552 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 58 | $103,313 | +1.3% | $91,957 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 54 | $102,000 | +8.1% | $92,310 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 71 | $94,321 | n/a | $86,653 | +7.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagitec Solutions, LLC | 3 | $124,883 | at the minimum | |
| SEI Investments Company | 2 | $140,000 | +13.0% | |
| Computer Aid, Inc | 2 | $110,000 | +7.1% | |
| Fortis Payment Systems LLC | 2 | $154,948 | +28.7% | |
| Populus Group LLC | 2 | $112,320 | +17.6% | |
| The Barbarian Group, LLC | 1 | $127,500 | +10.1% | |
| Photon Infotech, Inc. | 1 | $116,000 | +19.1% | |
| The Gordian Group, Inc | 1 | $94,994 | +2.0% | |
| Savi Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $95,000 | +37.5% | |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 1 | $120,307 | at the minimum | |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | 1 | $145,000 | +14.3% | |
| Enterprise Business Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $97,760 | +68.4% | |
| CitiusTech Inc. | 1 | $109,700 | +6.5% | |
| TELUS International Digital Solutions LLC | 1 | $105,000 | +10.5% | |
| SLK America Inc | 1 | $77,376 | at the minimum | |
| ThoughtFocus, Inc. | 1 | $128,461 | at the minimum | |
| S.P. Richards Company | 1 | $116,365 | +3.6% | |
| XTGlobal, Inc. | 1 | $112,216 | at the minimum | |
| TMNA Services, LLC | 1 | $124,482 | +0.5% | |
| ABC Supply NSC, LLC | 1 | $123,000 | +19.8% | |
| SquareTrade, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 | +4.1% | |
| Merkle Inc. | 1 | $105,000 | +0.3% | |
| Atom Tech, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 | +16.3% | |
Showing the 23 employers with the most filings of 24. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Quality Assurance Lead jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | 3 | $116,000 | +3.6% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $121,654 | +9.9% | |
| Indian Land, SC | 2 | $110,000 | +7.1% | |
| Oaks, PA | 2 | $140,000 | +13.0% | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $112,320 | +17.6% | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 2 | $154,948 | +28.7% | |
| Apex, NC | 1 | $112,216 | at the minimum | |
| Arlington, VA | 1 | $128,461 | at the minimum | |
| Aurora, IL | 1 | $105,000 | +0.3% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $119,715 | +12.2% | |
| Bala Cynwyd, PA | 1 | $124,482 | +0.5% | |
| Celina, TX | 1 | $150,000 | +16.3% | |
| Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $77,376 | at the minimum | |
| Cypress, TX | 1 | $109,700 | +6.5% | |
| Greenville, SC | 1 | $94,994 | +2.0% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $145,000 | +14.3% | |
| Lincolnshire, IL | 1 | $97,760 | +68.4% | |
| Little Canada, MN | 1 | $124,883 | at the minimum | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $127,500 | +10.1% | |
| Mount Laurel, NJ | 1 | $95,000 | +37.5% | |
| St. Paul, MN | 1 | $124,883 | at the minimum | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $140,000 | +4.1% | |
| Tampa, FL | 1 | $105,000 | +10.5% | |
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.
- 1 filing is 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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