Software Quality Engineer H-1B Salary
498 certified H-1B filings list the job title Software Quality Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $98,000; the middle half of filings fall between $85,540 and $119,019. The largest sponsor for this title is ServiceNow, Inc. (54 filings).
498
certified filings
$98,000
Median base salary
$85,540
25th pct
$119,019
75th pct
$160,279
90th pct
$76,960
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
$76,960$98,000 median$160,279
Salary by fiscal year
| Year | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 117 | $97,000 |
| FY2025 | 136 | $102,326 |
| FY2024 | 126 | $99,736 |
| FY2023 | 119 | $95,000 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 25 | $123,283 |
| San Jose, CA | 22 | $162,500 |
| San Diego, CA | 16 | $94,640 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 14 | $168,832 |
| Austin, TX | 13 | $108,826 |
| Hillsboro, OR | 11 | $98,842 |
| Atlanta, GA | 8 | $84,729 |
| Houston, TX | 8 | $85,000 |
| Cumming, GA | 6 | $98,504 |
| Inverness, IL | 6 | $82,202 |
| Plano, TX | 6 | $89,886 |
| Redmond, WA | 6 | $99,736 |
| Bothell, WA | 5 | $90,189 |
| Fremont, CA | 5 | $125,000 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 5 | $74,880 |
| Raleigh, NC | 5 | $94,203 |
| Alpharetta, GA | 4 | $104,500 |
| Burlington, MA | 4 | $170,480 |
| Irving, TX | 4 | $88,918 |
| Louisville, KY | 4 | $66,956 |
Software Quality Engineer salary by employer
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Related job titles
Software Quality Assurance Engineer $94,000Senior Software Quality Engineer $125,000Software Quality/Test Engineer $105,000Staff Software Quality Engineer $159,352Software Quality Engineer II $94,000Software Engineer $135,408Quality Engineer $91,104Engineer, Software $116,505Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer $114,421Software Quality Assurance Engineer II $94,029