Senior Software QA Engineer H-1B Salary

201 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Software QA Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $138,590; the middle half of filings fall between $113,194 and $160,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Tesla, Inc. (40 filings).

201
certified filings
$138,590
Median base salary
$113,194
25th pct
$160,000
75th pct
$172,402
90th pct
$101,003
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
$101,003$138,590 median$172,402

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202627$146,490
FY202560$147,949
FY202451$144,100
FY202363$126,422

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Fremont, CA33$162,240
Santa Clara, CA21$138,590
San Diego, CA13$103,522
San Jose, CA9$159,521
Austin, TX6$117,520
Palo Alto, CA5$169,477
Charlotte, NC4$142,500
Mountain View, CA4$162,113
Pleasanton, CA4$159,755
Sunnyvale, CA4$193,290
Fort Worth, TX3$113,194
Foster City, CA3$168,418
New York, NY3$122,364
Carlsbad, CA2$111,420
Celina, TX2$128,000
Farmington Hills, MI2$95,680
Frisco, TX2$113,258
Hutto, TX2$99,382
Manteca, CA2$141,716
Milpitas, CA2$123,830

Senior Software QA Engineer salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Tesla, Inc.40$163,458
ServiceNow, Inc.33$138,590
Gen Digital Inc.6$130,000
Blackhawk Network, Inc.5$135,732
InnoCore Solutions, Inc5$104,000
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC4$142,500
Nokia of America Corporation4$210,144
NVIDIA Corporation4$169,355
Teladoc Health, Inc.4$126,298
UKG Inc.4$102,991
Arlo Technologies, Inc.3$119,319
Blink Charging Co3$150,620
Ebates Performance Marketing, Inc.3$144,903
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC3$153,000
Zoox Inc.3$168,418
Anomali Incorporated2$155,825
Bruin Group, LLC.2$124,812
Dexcom, Inc.2$117,500
Insulet Corporation2$118,219
IQVIA Inc.2$99,382
Lucid USA, Inc.2$157,500
Magic Leap, Inc.2$135,197
Mitchell International, Inc.2$101,866
REGION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.2$111,332
RxAdvance Corporation2$130,000
SquareTrade, Inc.2$128,000
TalenTech Digital LLC2$117,520
TikTok Inc.2$227,500
Yahoo Holdings Inc.2$170,814
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.1$139,402
Also, Inc.1$190,000
ARDOR IT SYSTEMS LLC1$91,291
AVEVA SOFTWARE, LLC1$95,701
BLUWARE, INC.1$112,611
Callaway Golf Sales Company1$113,194
Carbon, Inc.1$158,000
Cognifyar Technologies1$85,051
Confluence Technologies, Inc.1$103,729
COPART, INC1$108,997
Cricut, Inc.1$121,000
DataDirect Networks, Inc.1$123,261
Delinea Inc.1$117,962
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.1$113,110
Edify Technologies, Inc.1$139,360
Eko Health Inc1$135,741
Excel Est Services Inc1$85,051
HM Electronics, Inc.1$103,522
Infoblox Inc.1$160,000
Intuvie Holdings LLC1$96,845
LevitasBio, Inc1$148,000

Related job titles

Senior Software Engineer $141,969Software Engineer Senior $135,000Senior QA Engineer $115,043Software QA Engineer $100,000Senior Engineer, Software $145,000Software Senior Engineer $150,520Engineer Senior Software $179,286Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240Senior Software Engineer/Developer $110,365Senior Staff Software Engineer $185,209

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer