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Salaries / Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers / Minneapolis

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

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

Employers filed 193 certified H-1B applications for software quality assurance analysts and testers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 99 employers.

The middle half of offers were $94,500 to $125,000 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 (43% of filings).

The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $74,298 at Level I and $90,147 at Level II.

25th percentile$94,500
Median offer$110,000
75th percentile$125,000
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)7%$74,298
Level II (qualified)43%$90,147
Level III (experienced)23%$105,997
Level IV (fully competent)27%$121,846

Who sponsors software quality assurance analysts and testers here

EmployerH-1B filingsMedian offerGreen card filings (PERM, this job, US)
Best Buy Co., Inc.15$148,50012
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp14$110,000—
Medtronic, Inc.10$125,0001
Capgemini America Inc6$130,50038
Compunnel Software Group, Inc6$96,000—
Zurich American Insurance Company5$106,5009
Accenture LLP5$124,50036
U.S. Bank National Association5$110,0002
NTT DATA Americas, Inc.5$110,0006
Tnp Systems, Llc4$94,500—
Tata Consultancy Services Limited4$102,00029
Wipro Limited3$94,500—
Boston Scientific Corporation3$135,0001
Sagitec Solutions, LLC3$125,0004
UCare Minnesota2$110,0005

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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.