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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.

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

Software Quality Assurance Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 26 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $130,000. 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 — entry1$94,640
Level II — qualified8$130,000
Level III — experienced4$123,986
Level IV — fully competent2$175,527

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.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Nokia of America CorporationSr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer4$245,332
PERSISTENT SYSTEMS, INC.Software Quality Assurance Engineer II4$132,984
UP2DATE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLCSOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER2$85,280
Logitech Inc.Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer1$153,867
TabaPay, Inc.Software Quality Assurance Engineer1$94,162
Milano Technical Group Inc.Software Quality Assurance Engineer1$130,000
Sagitec Solutions, LLCSr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer1$128,000
ASML US, LPSoftware Quality Assurance Engineer 31$129,792
K Anand CorporationSoftware Quality Assurance Engineer1$103,750
SRS Consulting, Inc.Software Quality Assurance Engineer1$130,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Logitech Inc.
    $153,867
    San JoseDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-489446
  • Software Quality Assurance Engineer at TabaPay, Inc.
    $94,162
    Palo AltoDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-491948
  • Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Milano Technical Group Inc.
    $130,000
    San JoseDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478673
  • Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Nokia of America Corporation
    $212,330
    SunnyvaleDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25337-454807
  • Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Sagitec Solutions, LLC
    $128,000
    FolsomDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-434267
  • Software Quality Assurance Engineer 3 at ASML US, LP
    $129,792
    San JoseDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25318-407459
  • Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Nokia of America Corporation
    $278,334
    SunnyvaleDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25318-410621
  • Software Quality Assurance Engineer at K Anand Corporation
    $103,750
    SunnyvaleDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-388356

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.