Staff Software Quality 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 27 wage applications for Staff Software Quality Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 8 employers. The median offered wage was $167,678, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. ServiceNow, Inc. filed the most (17, median $172,132).
- Filings
- 27
- Positions covered
- 140
- Employers
- 8
- Median offered
- $167,678
- Median prevailing wage
- $164,630
- Filings since FY2020
- 71
- Median offer change since FY2024
- −6%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Staff Software Quality Engineer jobs fell 6%, from $174,531 in fiscal 2024 to $164,800 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 20 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.
Staff Software Quality Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 24 | $164,800 | +8.1% | $158,704 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 17 | $152,443 | −12.7% | $152,443 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 20 | $174,531 | +20.4% | $174,249 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 3 | $145,000 | n/a | $108,077 | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 4 | $145,289 | n/a | $134,315 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 17 | $172,132 | at the minimum | |
| Stryker Corporation | 2 | $120,349 | +7.9% | |
| Ancestry.com Operations Inc. | 2 | $146,379 | +6.1% | |
| Illumina, Inc. | 2 | $152,400 | +16.4% | |
| S&C Electric Company | 1 | $164,800 | +57.4% | |
| Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC | 1 | $240,000 | +27.8% | |
| Auris Health, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 | +3.4% | |
| Wisk Aero LLC | 1 | $135,385 | +24.2% | |
Where Staff Software Quality Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 12 | $172,421 | at the minimum | |
| San Diego, CA | 3 | $135,138 | at the minimum | |
| Draper, UT | 2 | $146,379 | +6.1% | |
| Foster City, CA | 2 | $152,400 | +16.4% | |
| Portage, MI | 2 | $120,349 | +7.9% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $158,704 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $164,800 | +57.4% | |
| Kirkland, WA | 1 | $158,704 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $240,000 | +27.8% | |
| Prosper, TX | 1 | $129,022 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 1 | $135,385 | +24.2% | |
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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