Quality Assurance Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Quality Assurance Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Quality Assurance Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 128 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $133,716. 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 | 37 | $121,202 |
| Level II — qualified | 53 | $133,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 30 | $165,422 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 8 | $161,876 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Quality Assurance Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Quality Assurance Engineer II | 64 | $135,850 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER I | 9 | $160,000 |
| BEACONFIRE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC. | QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER | 3 | $102,710 |
| ByteDance Inc. | Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $148,000 |
| ETOUCH SYSTEMS CORPORATION | QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER 3 | 3 | $165,500 |
| SUNSOFT SERVICES INC | Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $95,680 |
| Workday, Inc. | Sr Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $160,139 |
| Energous Corporation | Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer | 2 | $138,000 |
| Mindtech Solutions | Quality Assurance Engineer | 2 | $93,018 |
| OTTER.AI, INC. | Quality Assurance Engineer | 2 | $134,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Quality Assurance Engineer I at Amazon.com Services LLC$123,000SunnyvaleWage Level IDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-721258
- Quality Assurance Engineer at LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A, INC.$94,162SANTA CLARAWage Level IDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-712645
- Senior Staff Quality Assurance Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.$201,053Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-706818
- SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER at James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.$125,000IRVINEWage Level IIIDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26064-681199
- Quality Assurance Engineer at NEXTGEN TECHNOLOGIES INC$113,277DUBLINWage Level IIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-679432
- Sr Associate Quality Assurance Engineer at Workday, Inc.$113,277PleasantonWage Level IIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-679523
- Quality Assurance Engineer II at Amazon.com Services LLC$133,000CupertinoWage Level IIDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26061-672311
- Quality Assurance Engineer I at Amazon.com Services LLC$135,000SunnyvaleWage Level IDecided Mar 5, 2026I-200-26057-665834
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.