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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Retail and wholesale, California

Retail trade, wholesale distribution, and direct-to-consumer businesses.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (Retail) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 63 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $156,304. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry4$122,000
Level II — qualified10$173,075
Level III — experienced12$180,900
Level IV — fully competent3$214,315

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (Retail) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Amazon.com Services LLCQuality Assurance Engineer III41$145,100
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLCQUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER I5$144,130
Sephora USA, Inc.Lead Automation Engineer2$159,307
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.Staff Engineer2$165,422
EMC CorporationSoftware Quality Principal Engineer2$170,755
TRANSOCEAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INCSENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER2$108,971
BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC.Principal Software Quality Engineer1$115,469
Safeway Inc.Sr. Engineer Quality1$162,702
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.Energy QA Lead1$132,912
Hims, Inc.Sr. Engineer I, Quality1$141,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Software Development Engineer III-TEST at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $208,900
    Palo AltoDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-492967
  • Principal Software Quality Engineer at BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC.
    $115,469
    El SegundoDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25347-480465
  • Lead Automation Engineer at Sephora USA, Inc.
    $163,613
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-460867
  • Sr. Engineer Quality at Safeway Inc.
    $162,702
    PleasantonDecided Dec 9, 2025I-200-25336-450462
  • Quality Assurance Engineer II at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $133,000
    SunnyvaleDecided Dec 9, 2025I-200-25336-449252
  • Lab Engineer I at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $94,162
    SunnyvaleDecided Dec 9, 2025I-200-25336-448983
  • QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER I at AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
    $121,202
    SUNNYVALEDecided Dec 5, 2025I-200-25335-444111
  • Software Development Engineer II-TEST at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $168,000
    SunnyvaleDecided Dec 5, 2025I-200-25332-442982

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.