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Salaries / Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers / Raleigh

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries in Raleigh-Cary, NC

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

Employers filed 355 certified H-1B applications for software quality assurance analysts and testers in the Raleigh-Cary, NC area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 155 employers.

The middle half of offers were $94,500 to $131,500 a year, with a median of $112,000: 3% 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 $75,670 at Level I and $95,285 at Level II.

25th percentile$94,500
Median offer$112,000
75th percentile$131,500
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)6%$75,670
Level II (qualified)46%$95,285
Level III (experienced)34%$114,899
Level IV (fully competent)14%$134,514

Who sponsors software quality assurance analysts and testers here

EmployerH-1B filingsMedian offerGreen card filings (PERM, this job, US)
DB Global Technology, Inc.70$123,5004
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp45$112,000—
UBS Business Solutions US LLC8$132,5009
NTT DATA Americas, Inc.5$132,0006
Randstad Digital, Llc5$116,00017
Deloitte Consulting LLP5$128,00062
Hcl America Inc5$112,000—
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.4$133,00030
Accenture LLP4$138,50036
Cisco Systems, Inc.4$137,00024
Align Technology, Inc.4$134,0008
RELX, Inc.4$116,500—
Red Hat, LLC4$123,5004
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc.4$135,00012
System Soft Technologies, Llc4$100,0003

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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.