Senior QA Engineer H-1B salaries — 1,439 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 120
- Filings · FY2025
- $118k
- Median base · FY2025
- $101k–$137k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Fidelity Technology Group
- Top sponsor · 40 all-time
Senior QA Engineer: 1,439 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $118k across 120 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $101k and $137k. The biggest sponsors are Fidelity Technology Group, Adp Technology Services, Nisum Technologies; most filings are in San Francisco, CA.
How much does a Senior QA Engineer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $118k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior QA Engineer sponsorship changed?
163 certified filings in FY2016 → 63 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 63 | −47% | $117k |
| FY2025 | 120 | −2% | $118k |
| FY2024 | 123 | −10% | $117k |
| FY2023 | 137 | −23% | $113k |
| FY2022 | 178 | +35% | $115k |
| FY2021 | 132 | −6% | $101k |
| FY2020 | 140 | +19% | $103k |
| FY2019 | 118 | 0% | $102k |
| FY2018 | 118 | −20% | $107k |
| FY2017 | 147 | −10% | $98k |
| FY2016 | 163 | — | $95k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior QA Engineers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity Technology Group | 40 | $96k |
| 2 | Adp Technology Services | 39 | $90k |
| 3 | Nisum Technologies | 37 | $103k |
| 4 | Informatica | 36 | $119k |
| 5 | Best Buy | 26 | $136k |
| 6 | Photon Infotech | 23 | $72k |
| 7 | Gspann Technologies | 22 | $95k |
| 8 | Ice Mortgage Technology | 20 | $112k |
| 9 | Ics Global Soft | 18 | $94k |
| 10 | Nyse Market DE | 14 | $127k |
Where are H-1B Senior QA Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | 105 | $118k |
| 2 | New York, NY | 81 | $114k |
| 3 | Durham, NC | 48 | $95k |
| 4 | Redwood City, CA | 45 | $120k |
| 5 | San Jose, CA | 39 | $130k |
| 6 | Austin, TX | 34 | $92k |
| 7 | Palo Alto, CA | 31 | $139k |
| 8 | Chicago, IL | 30 | $98k |
| 9 | Richfield, MN | 26 | $136k |
| 10 | Sunnyvale, CA | 25 | $131k |
Common questions about Senior QA Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior QA Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior QA Engineer is $118k (FY2025), from 120 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $94k and $125k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior QA Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior QA Engineer are Fidelity Technology Group, Adp Technology Services, Nisum Technologies.
- Where are most H-1B Senior QA Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior QA Engineer roles are San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Durham, NC.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior QA Engineer H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →