Software Quality Assurance Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Software 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.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 78 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $133,436. 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 | 12 | $105,435 |
| Level II — qualified | 33 | $132,984 |
| Level III — experienced | 13 | $165,422 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 7 | $201,053 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nokia of America Corporation | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 17 | $174,550 |
| PERSISTENT SYSTEMS, INC. | Software Quality Assurance Engineer II | 10 | $129,756 |
| ASML US, LP | Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer 1 | 4 | $131,612 |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $133,500 |
| KLA Corporation | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $135,383 |
| NetApp, Inc. | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $142,139 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $200,000 |
| PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LIMITED | Software Quality Assurance Engineer II | 3 | $120,000 |
| OSI ENGINEERING, INC. | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 2 | $145,600 |
| TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | 2 | $132,500 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Nokia of America Corporation$174,704SunnyvaleDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-706709
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer at TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC$125,000FremontWage Level IIDecided Mar 20, 2026I-200-26072-700729
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer 3 at ASML US, LP$129,792San JoseWage Level IIDecided Mar 19, 2026I-200-26071-697606
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer at COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC$150,000PleasantonWage Level IIIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-680667
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Nokia of America Corporation$205,715SunnyvaleWage Level IIIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-679991
- Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Guardant Health, Inc.$134,430El Dorado HillsWage Level IVDecided Mar 2, 2026I-200-26054-659071
- Software Quality Assurance Engineer at KLA Corporation$135,383MilpitasWage Level IIDecided Feb 11, 2026I-200-26035-618470
- Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer 1 at ASML US, LP$165,422San JoseWage Level IIIDecided Feb 6, 2026I-200-26030-605017
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.