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Automation Tester H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 15-1253.00
SOC Category: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023

Updated 2026-05-23

Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)

-14.6%
Filed H-1B base wages show $86,923 vs BLS national median $101,800

Automation Tester (SOC 15-1253.00, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 33 filing records. Filed base wages span $78,100 to $102,086 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $86,923. Filed base wages for this role sit below the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Median Salary

$86,923

H-1B LCA Filings

33LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$102,086
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Role Filing Pattern

Automation Tester appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 33 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from ETEAM INC., N2Force Technologies Inc, HCL AMERICA INC, Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc., and Allied Informatics, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.

Location Pattern

Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Plano, TX, ORLANDO, FL, Charlotte, NC, San Antonio, TX, and Denver, CO. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.

BLS Comparison Caveat

The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.

Salary Distribution (Base)

LCA filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$78,100
P25$80,392
Median$86,923
P75$94,702
Max$102,086

Top Employers by LCA Filings

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Automation Tester?
The median filed base salary for Automation Tester H-1B LCA records is $86,923 per year.
How many Automation Tester H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 33 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Automation Tester role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Automation Tester?
Top employers filing LCAs for Automation Tester include: ETEAM INC., N2Force Technologies Inc, HCL AMERICA INC.

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