Quality Assurance Engineer I H-1B Salary
252 certified H-1B filings list the job title Quality Assurance Engineer I (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $115,900; the middle half of filings fall between $92,560 and $124,850. The largest sponsor for this title is Amazon.com Services LLC (225 filings).
252
certified filings
$115,900
Median base salary
$92,560
25th pct
$124,850
75th pct
$140,000
90th pct
$77,852
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$77,852$115,900 median$140,000
Salary by fiscal year
| Year | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 43 | $122,600 |
| FY2025 | 43 | $118,100 |
| FY2024 | 75 | $117,700 |
| FY2023 | 91 | $94,000 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 41 | $94,000 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 40 | $119,650 |
| Austin, TX | 16 | $108,750 |
| Irvine, CA | 13 | $104,200 |
| Bellevue, WA | 11 | $104,200 |
| Hawthorne, CA | 11 | $115,800 |
| Malvern, PA | 6 | $110,100 |
| Newark, NJ | 6 | $119,250 |
| San Francisco, CA | 6 | $119,700 |
| San Diego, CA | 5 | $113,893 |
| Fremont, CA | 4 | $134,850 |
| North Reading, MA | 4 | $91,256 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $104,200 |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | $111,178 |
| Arlington, VA | 3 | $102,400 |
| Frisco, TX | 3 | $60,000 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $140,000 |
| Sumner, WA | 3 | $94,000 |
| Tempe, AZ | 3 | $88,512 |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $132,800 |
Quality Assurance Engineer I salary by employer
Top 13 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.
| Employer | Filings | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 225 | $116,000 |
| AUDIBLE, INC. | 8 | $119,250 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 5 | $127,300 |
| Yerralpha LLC | 3 | $60,000 |
| Education Management Solutions, LLC | 2 | $83,133 |
| Gyrus ACMI, Inc. | 2 | $102,655 |
| Amazon Retail LLC | 1 | $119,700 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 1 | $141,900 |
| Highspring LLC | 1 | $134,992 |
| I-Pro Americas Inc. | 1 | $82,934 |
| L-H Battery Company, Inc. | 1 | $75,000 |
| Stellartech Research Corporation | 1 | $95,000 |
| United States Steel Corporation | 1 | $77,625 |
Related job titles
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