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QA Lead 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)

+8.3%
Filed H-1B base wages show $110,200 vs BLS national median $101,800

QA Lead (SOC 15-1253.00, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 61 filing records. Filed base wages span $78,500 to $126,131 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $110,200. Filed base wages for this role sit above 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

$110,200

H-1B LCA Filings

61LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$126,131
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

QA Lead appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 61 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 SLK AMERICA INC, Hitachi Digital Services LLC, Akkodis, Inc., Ascendion, Inc. (Formerly known as Collabera, Inc.), and CLOUD IT TEC, 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 Dallas, TX, Jacksonville, FL, New Albany, OH, Cincinnati, OH, and New York, NY. 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$78,500
P25$87,359
Median$110,200
P75$110,240
Max$126,131

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a QA Lead?
The median filed base salary for QA Lead H-1B LCA records is $110,200 per year.
How many QA Lead H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 61 Labor Condition Applications filed for the QA Lead role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for QA Lead?
Top employers filing LCAs for QA Lead include: SLK AMERICA INC, Hitachi Digital Services LLC, Akkodis, Inc..

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