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Salaries / Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers / St. Louis

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries in St. Louis, MO-IL

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

Employers filed 174 certified H-1B applications for software quality assurance analysts and testers in the St. Louis, MO-IL area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 87 employers.

The middle half of offers were $70,000 to $99,500 a year, with a median of $84,500: 22% below the national median for this job ($108,500).

The most common wage level was Level II (57% of filings).

The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $63,461 at Level I and $81,557 at Level II.

25th percentile$70,000
Median offer$84,500
75th percentile$99,500
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)2%$63,461
Level II (qualified)57%$81,557
Level III (experienced)22%$99,632
Level IV (fully competent)18%$117,728

Who sponsors software quality assurance analysts and testers here

EmployerH-1B filingsMedian offerGreen card filings (PERM, this job, US)
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp15$84,500—
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.14$87,00022
Charter Communications, Inc.6$99,50020
Capgemini America Inc6$138,00038
NS IT Solutions, LLC6$70,0001
Accenture LLP5$114,50036
Wipro Limited5$70,500—
RGA Enterprise Services Company5$133,0003
Compunnel Software Group, Inc4$72,000—
Equifax Inc.4$99,50016
EPAM Systems Inc.4$95,00027
UST Global Inc3$117,500—
Centene Management Company, LLC3$124,500—
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc3$87,500—
Mastercard Technologies, LLC3$69,500—

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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.