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Salaries / Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers / Baltimore

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27

Employers filed 134 certified H-1B applications for software quality assurance analysts and testers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 72 employers.

The middle half of offers were $101,000 to $128,500 a year, with a median of $110,000: 1% above the national median for this job ($108,500).

The most common wage level was Level II (39% of filings).

The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $87,506 at Level I and $108,347 at Level II.

25th percentile$101,000
Median offer$110,000
75th percentile$128,500
National median$108,500

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Wage levels

DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.

LevelShare of filingsPrevailing wage (minimum)
Level I (entry)20%$87,506
Level II (qualified)39%$108,347
Level III (experienced)29%$129,189
Level IV (fully competent)12%$150,030

Who sponsors software quality assurance analysts and testers here

EmployerH-1B filingsMedian offerGreen card filings (PERM, this job, US)
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp26$125,000—
Astir Technologies, Llc6$86,0004
Sparksoft Corporation4$130,0002
Compunnel Software Group, Inc4$102,000—
Flex Consulting Group Inc.4$149,500—
Think Logic Systems Inc3$91,5001
Tetrus Corp.3$78,0001
United Parcel Service General Services, Co.3$126,000—
Cisco Systems, Inc.3$138,50024
Advithri Technologies Llc3$125,000—
Tekskills Inc3$125,5002
Chags Health Information Technology, LLC3$106,500—
Radiant Innovative, Inc2$113,000—
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2$139,0003
Elixir Lab USA Inc DBA Cardinality.ai2$110,000—

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Common titles filed under this occupation: Mgr. Jc50 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts And Testers, Sa Jc60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts And Testers, Qa Engineer, Software Test Engineer, Test Engineer, Software Quality Assurance Analyst And Tester, Qa Analyst, Qa Automation Engineer.

About this data

Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.