Role Filing Pattern
Staff Engineer Quality appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 5 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Staff Engineer Quality 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)
+77.1%
Filed H-1B base wages show $180,336 vs BLS national median $101,800
Staff Engineer Quality (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 5 filing records. Filed base wages span $132,000 to $180,336 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $180,336. 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
$180,336
H-1B LCA Filings
5LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$180,336
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.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Safeway Inc. and Becton, Dickinson and Company. 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 Pleasanton, CA, Vernon Hills, IL, and Plano, TX. 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 filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$132,000
P25$132,000
Median$180,336
P75$180,336
Max$180,336
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Safeway Inc.$182,0434
- Becton, Dickinson and Company$132,0001
Filed Wage by City
- Pleasanton, CA$183,7503
- Plano, TX$160,3631
- Vernon Hills, IL$132,0001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Staff Engineer Quality?
The median filed base salary for Staff Engineer Quality H-1B LCA records is $180,336 per year.
How many Staff Engineer Quality H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 5 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Staff Engineer Quality role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Staff Engineer Quality?
Top employers filing LCAs for Staff Engineer Quality include: Safeway Inc., Becton, Dickinson and Company.
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