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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Santa Clara, CA: H-1B salaries
895 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Santa Clara, CA. Median offered base salary $149,330; middle half $129,850–$174,634.
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | $102,710 |
| Level II (qualified) | $133,432 |
| Level III (experienced) | $164,154 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $197,157 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
Employers
Job titles
- Software Test Engineer80
- Senior Software Quality Engineer50
- Software QA Engineer36
- Test Engineer31
- Software Quality Engineer28
- Staff Software Quality Engineer25
- Senior Software QA Engineer21
- Software Engineer13
- Senior Software Test Engineer12
- Staff Software QA Engineer12
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer10
- Senior Machine Learning Quality Engineer10
- Quality Engineer9
- POC Engineer9
- QA Automation Engineer8
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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).