Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Manufacturing, California
Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (Manufacturing) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 172 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $165,422. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 2 | $117,128 |
| Level II — qualified | 10 | $140,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 23 | $165,422 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 32 | $173,840 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (Manufacturing) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Software Development Engineer - Test | 42 | $165,422 |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | Vehicle Development Engineer, Vehicle Test | 10 | $148,223 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Software QA Engineer | 10 | $165,422 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Software QA Test Developer | 9 | $201,053 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Staff Software QA Engineer | 6 | $175,014 |
| General Motors | Sr Software Engineer - Site Reliability & Observability | 6 | $220,000 |
| Sandisk Technologies, Inc. | Director, Firmware Verification Engineering | 4 | $187,319 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | Senior Software Operations Engineer | 4 | $120,942 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | Quality Management System, Business Analyst | 4 | $170,414 |
| Broadcom Corporation | R&D Engineer Software Quality | 4 | $153,905 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Senior Validation & Tools Engineer at Also, Inc.$200,000Palo AltoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502529
- Vehicle Development Engineer, Vehicle Test at Lucid USA, Inc.$113,277NewarkDecided Dec 30, 2025I-202-25356-501234
- Software QA Manager at Motorola Solution, Inc.$132,912CULVERDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502590
- Software Development Engineer - Test at Apple Inc.$185,224CupertinoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500794
- Senior Automation Engineer at ABBOTT DIABETES CARE SALES CORPORATION$100,000TemeculaDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499515
- Software Development Engineering - Test at Apple Inc.$165,422CupertinoDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-492764
- Sr. IT Systems Functional at Niagara Bottling, LLC$154,256Diamond BarDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-494123
- SQA Engineer at SK hynix memory solutions America inc.$155,000San JoseDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-495464
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.