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Lead / Director Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in New York

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the New York OES distribution for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$152,337
Across 75 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in New York: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 75 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $152,337. 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 IV — fully competent75$152,337

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in New York. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Meta Platforms, IncSoftware Engineer5$185,000
NYSE Market (DE), Inc.Lead QA Engineer4$149,650
DB USA Core CorporationVice President3$163,417
Robinhood Markets, Inc.Staff Quality Engineer3$179,000
IBM CorporationQuality Engineer3$178,964
Accenture LLPQuality Engineering Manager3$150,280
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPSr Mgr JC45-Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers3$150,280
Lifetime Workforce Solutions, LLCTest Engineer IV2$120,040
Zebra Technologies CorporationSoftware Engineer.Advanced2$150,280
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc.Software Quality Assurance Analyst IV2$170,976

Recent sample filings

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

  • Vice President at DB USA Core Corporation
    $187,775
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-330001
  • Senior QA Engineer at DriveWealth Technologies LLC
    $175,000
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-327602
  • Staff Quality Engineer at Robinhood Markets, Inc.
    $179,000
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Sep 29, 2025I-200-25266-326754
  • Quality Assurance Engineer at TEKsystems, Inc.
    $149,989
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-316015
  • Quality Engineer at IBM Corporation
    $193,200
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Sep 23, 2025I-200-25259-313183
  • Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Choreograph LLC
    $210,120
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Sep 22, 2025I-200-25258-308967
  • Software Developer Engineer in Test at MPG Operations LLC
    $148,990
    New YorkWage Level IVDecided Sep 12, 2025I-200-25248-289484
  • Senior Quality Automation Engineer I at Samsara Inc.
    $148,990
    WoodsideWage Level IVDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25240-272199

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.