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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Occupation · SOC 2018 15-1253 · United States

SOC 2018 code
15-1253
Share of U.S. applications
0.63%
Applications on record
76,457
FY2025
22,405
Median offered wage
$102,981
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$102,981certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (SOC 15-1253). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

11k22kFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
11k22kFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20214
FY20222,898
FY202316,154
FY202419,258
FY202522,405
FY2026*15,738
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*13,7661,972
FY202519,6862,719
FY202417,7341,524
FY202315,932222
FY20222,8971
FY202140
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp4,821
  2. Capgemini America Inc1,806
  3. Tata Consultancy Services Limited1,759
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC1,584
  5. Accenture LLP1,159
  6. Infosys Limited1,117
  7. IBM Corporation917
  8. Apple Inc.844
  9. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited814
  10. HCL America, Inc.755
  11. Compunnel Software Group, Inc741
  12. Deloitte Consulting LLP631
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers: applications by worksite state

1+33+246+602+2,280+
1+33+246+602+2,280+
Data table
StateApplications
CA13,514
TX13,194
NJ4,359
GA4,104
NC3,892
IL3,414
MA2,810
WA2,717
FL2,689
PA2,686
NY2,417
VA2,280
OH2,260
MI2,111
AZ1,315
CO1,285
MN1,173
CT1,152
TN1,151
MD1,079
MO916
WI602
IN490
SC480
KS398
OR391
KY386
NE372
UT353
DE316
IA309
RI271
AR246
NH233
DC221
NV187
AL120
LA119
OK88
MS60
NM51
ME48
ID33
WY22
VT20
ND13
SD9
WV9
VI6
HI4
MT4
PR1
AK1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX8,808
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,239
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ5,674
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA4,046
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,581
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,928
  7. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2,643
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,611
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,592
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,402
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $102,981; middle half $86,923 to $126,131 · median prevailing wage $94,203 (marker) · 50,172 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4,821
  2. Level II25,485
  3. Level III11,379
  4. Level IV7,843
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. SA JC60 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers2,353
  2. MGR. JC50 - Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers2,054
  3. QA Engineer1,374
  4. Software Test Engineer1,351
  5. Test Engineer1,268
  6. QA Analyst1,206
  7. Software Quality Assurance Engineer1,037
  8. Software Engineer976
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Akron, OH
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Bloomington, IL
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Boulder, CO
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Erie, PA
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
  • Madison, WI
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New Haven, CT
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Omaha, NE-IA
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
  • Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
  • Peoria, IL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Rochester, NY
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Worcester, MA
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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