Senior 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 65 wage applications for Senior QA Automation Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 42 employers. The median offered wage was $111,592, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Upgrade, Inc. filed the most (7, median $163,613).
- Filings
- 65
- Positions covered
- 73
- Employers
- 42
- Median offered
- $111,592
- Median prevailing wage
- $102,086
- Filings since FY2020
- 370
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +18%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior QA Automation Engineer jobs rose 18%, from $95,798 in fiscal 2020 to $112,923 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 75 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.
Senior QA Automation Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 41 | $112,923 | no change | $110,198 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 51 | $112,923 | −5.9% | $99,736 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 42 | $119,995 | +9.1% | $112,694 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 59 | $110,000 | −6.8% | $94,016 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 75 | $118,000 | +11.5% | $103,720 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 45 | $105,851 | +10.5% | $95,555 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 57 | $95,798 | n/a | $92,976 | +1.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade, Inc. | 7 | $163,613 | at the minimum | |
| SriLaksmiTech LLC | 4 | $102,086 | at the minimum | |
| RGA Enterprise Services Company | 4 | $134,746 | +35.6% | |
| O2 Technologies Inc | 4 | $94,000 | +10.5% | |
| Narwal Inc. | 3 | $88,400 | +3.4% | |
| Improving Enterprises, Inc. | 3 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Samprasoft LLC | 2 | $101,213 | at the minimum | |
| Infocons Inc | 2 | $92,368 | +7.9% | |
| Lead IT Corporation | 2 | $102,555 | at the minimum | |
| Amex Systems Inc | 2 | $99,400 | +0.3% | |
| Intuites LLC | 1 | $101,504 | +4.3% | |
| Technology Hub Inc | 1 | $92,310 | at the minimum | |
| Picarro, Inc. | 1 | $152,250 | +1.0% | |
| Thinkbyte Consulting INC. | 1 | $86,000 | +1.1% | |
| Esvee Technologies, Inc | 1 | $110,344 | at the minimum | |
| Hallmark Global Technologies Inc | 1 | $103,000 | +0.9% | |
| Designer Brands, Inc. | 1 | $107,765 | at the minimum | |
| Sasvi Technologies LLC | 1 | $84,448 | at the minimum | |
| Dandelion Payments, Inc., d.b.a. Ria Money Transfer | 1 | $97,261 | at the minimum | |
| Solugenix Corporation | 1 | $125,000 | +47.0% | |
| Talech, Inc. | 1 | $142,217 | at the minimum | |
| webAI, Inc | 1 | $155,000 | +23.4% | |
| Flex Consulting Group Inc. | 1 | $101,300 | +0.1% | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston | 1 | $140,000 | +10.2% | |
| Webilent Technology, Inc. | 1 | $91,500 | +0.1% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 42. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior QA Automation Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 6 | $163,613 | at the minimum | |
| Chesterfield, MO | 4 | $134,746 | +35.6% | |
| East Elmhurst, NY | 4 | $102,086 | at the minimum | |
| Rosemead, CA | 4 | $90,000 | +5.8% | |
| Cincinnati, OH | 3 | $88,400 | +3.4% | |
| Irvine, CA | 3 | $94,000 | +10.5% | |
| Irving, TX | 3 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 3 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $92,368 | +7.9% | |
| Leander, TX | 2 | $102,555 | at the minimum | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 2 | $138,500 | at the minimum | |
| Windsor Mill, MD | 2 | $101,213 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $101,504 | +4.3% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $155,000 | +23.4% | |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $94,683 | +3.3% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $140,000 | +10.2% | |
| Cherryville, NC | 1 | $85,030 | at the minimum | |
| Collierville, TN | 1 | $97,200 | +3.3% | |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $107,765 | at the minimum | |
| Florham Park, NJ | 1 | $103,000 | +0.9% | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $91,500 | +0.1% | |
| Gresham, OR | 1 | $142,217 | at the minimum | |
| Hanover, MD | 1 | $101,300 | +0.1% | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $126,880 | +14.0% | |
| Lawrenceville, NJ | 1 | $110,344 | 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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