Software QA Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Software QA 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.
Software QA Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 104 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $151,250. 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 | 16 | $94,162 |
| Level II — qualified | 33 | $129,792 |
| Level III — experienced | 23 | $165,422 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 18 | $179,309 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Software QA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Software QA Engineer | 21 | $168,800 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Software QA Engineer | 13 | $164,154 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | Software QA Engineer | 13 | $154,796 |
| KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Software QA Engineer 4 | 5 | $132,912 |
| DGN Technologies, Inc | Software QA Engineer | 4 | $98,436 |
| Gen Digital Inc. | Sr. Software QA Engineer | 4 | $144,383 |
| Arlo Technologies, Inc. | Senior Software QA Engineer | 2 | $126,935 |
| ELOC | Software QA Engineer | 2 | $71,760 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | Senior Software QA Engineer | 2 | $220,562 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Software QA Engineer | 2 | $201,053 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Sr Software QA Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$160,000FremontWage Level IIIDecided —I-200-26084-727856
- Software QA Engineer at Cisco Systems, Inc.$165,422San JoseWage Level IIIDecided —I-200-26084-729754
- Software QA Engineer at CalSoft Private Limited$100,000San JoseWage Level IDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-723221
- Software QA Engineer at COGNIER INC$93,018Los AngelesWage Level IIDecided Mar 27, 2026I-200-26079-718586
- Software QA Engineer 5 at KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$132,912CalabasasWage Level IVDecided Mar 20, 2026I-200-26073-703487
- Sr Software QA Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$172,402FremontWage Level IIIDecided Mar 13, 2026I-200-26065-684522
- Staff Software QA Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$169,347FremontWage Level IVDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-678676
- Senior Software QA Engineer at Gen Digital Inc.$135,000Mountain ViewWage Level IIDecided Mar 6, 2026I-200-26058-668682
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.