Salaries / Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers / New York
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 1,106 certified H-1B applications for software quality assurance analysts and testers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 464 employers.
The middle half of offers were $102,000 to $144,500 a year, with a median of $123,000: 13% above the national median for this job ($108,500).
The most common wage level was Level II (46% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $84,323 at Level I and $107,349 at Level II.
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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.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 10% | $84,323 |
| Level II (qualified) | 46% | $107,349 |
| Level III (experienced) | 26% | $130,354 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 17% | $153,379 |
Who sponsors software quality assurance analysts and testers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp | 119 | $125,500 | — |
| Capgemini America Inc | 30 | $126,500 | 38 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 22 | $102,000 | 29 |
| UBS Business Solutions US LLC | 20 | $152,500 | 9 |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 18 | $102,000 | 20 |
| Barclays Services Corp. | 18 | $149,000 | 7 |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 17 | $103,000 | — |
| DB USA Core Corporation | 16 | $139,000 | 2 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 14 | $184,500 | 17 |
| FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC | 13 | $180,000 | — |
| Insurance Services Office, Inc | 13 | $115,000 | 14 |
| IBM Corporation | 11 | $149,000 | 12 |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | 11 | $170,000 | 16 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 10 | $116,000 | 62 |
| Elise A.I. Technologies Corp. | 10 | $149,000 | — |
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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.