Senior Software Quality Engineer H-1B Salary

280 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Software Quality Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $125,000; the middle half of filings fall between $110,261 and $144,419. The largest sponsor for this title is ServiceNow, Inc. (97 filings).

280
certified filings
$125,000
Median base salary
$110,261
25th pct
$144,419
75th pct
$155,036
90th pct
$101,430
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
$101,430$125,000 median$155,036

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202646$125,528
FY202577$133,702
FY2024102$123,828
FY202355$113,110

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Santa Clara, CA34$149,979
San Diego, CA24$114,982
San Jose, CA12$161,300
Detroit, MI8$115,000
Austin, TX5$110,000
Irvine, CA5$130,150
Louisville, KY5$93,000
Sunnyvale, CA5$139,068
Englewood, CO4$112,902
Frisco, TX4$108,599
Irving, TX4$115,549
Kirkland, WA4$126,090
Milpitas, CA4$148,005
Newark, CA4$153,990
Parsippany, NJ4$135,000
Seattle, WA4$152,270
Timonium, MD4$110,712
Boxborough, MA3$124,000
Durham, NC3$92,310
Fremont, CA3$145,092

Senior Software Quality Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
ServiceNow, Inc.97$142,992
Red Hat, Inc.15$120,058
United Parcel Service General Services, Co.11$126,000
Covidien LP6$115,710
Rocket Mortgage, LLC5$110,000
UPS Worldwide Forwarding, Inc.5$93,000
Vizient, Inc.5$117,000
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments4$102,616
Medtronic, Inc.4$113,120
Red Hat, LLC4$128,762
Align Technology, Inc.3$171,392
CBS Interactive, Inc.3$135,000
CEPHEID3$127,920
Fifth Third Bank, National Association3$135,013
Fresenius USA Manufacturing, Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company3$130,889
NCS Pearson, Inc.3$107,543
Sabre GLBL Inc.3$106,517
SquareTrade, Inc.3$142,000
U.S. Cellular Corporation3$120,490
V-Soft Consulting Group, INC3$92,000
Zillow, Inc.3$153,621
Adobe Inc.2$157,000
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.2$122,570
Checkr, Inc.2$179,500
DISH Network LLC2$112,902
Elekta Inc.2$135,319
HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC2$98,728
Inari Medical, Inc.2$132,500
Inovalon, Inc.2$90,000
Insperity Services, L.P.2$114,889
Kohler Company2$165,492
NBCUniversal Media, LLC2$130,059
Precision Neuroscience Corporation2$177,910
ROBERT BOSCH LLC2$142,186
Rock Central LLC2$101,500
Rocket, LLC2$120,000
Stryker Corporation2$99,154
TAVANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.2$99,209
Viacom International Services Inc.2$140,183
Wabtec US Rail, Inc.2$124,552
ABBVIE INC.1$115,000
AJM INFOTECH LLC1$70,242
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.1$122,000
Artech Business Systems Inc1$105,000
Ascend Learning LLC1$144,245
BERKSHIRE GREY INC.1$134,000
Boston Scientific Corporation1$114,358
Bullhorn, Inc.1$98,500
CARECENTRIX, INC.1$122,086
CBS Interactive, Inc. dba Paramount1$130,000

Related job titles

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer $114,421Senior Software Engineer $141,969Senior Quality Engineer $116,771Software Engineer Senior $135,000Senior Engineer, Software $145,000Software Quality Engineer $98,000Software Senior Engineer $150,520Senior Engineer, Quality $125,000Engineer Senior Software $179,286Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240

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