Role Filing Pattern
Tester appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 10 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
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)
-8.0%
Filed H-1B base wages show $93,705 vs BLS national median $101,800
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 10 filing records. Filed base wages span $68,702 to $99,300 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $93,705. 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
$93,705
H-1B LCA Filings
10LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$99,300
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 4CONSULTING, INC, HCL AMERICA INC, Hexaware Technologies, Inc., Sigma Resources LLC, and INNOVA SOLUTIONS, 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 Mechanicsburg, PA, Gold River, CA, Raritan, NJ, Orlando, FL, and Alameda, CA. 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$68,702
P25$72,550
Median$93,705
P75$88,109
Max$99,300
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- 4
- HCL AMERICA INC$84,0432
- Hexaware Technologies, Inc.$91,0212
- Sigma Resources LLC$68,7021
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- Quincy, MA$99,3001
- Alameda, CA$88,1091
- Orlando, FL$82,7421
- Raritan, NJ$79,9761
- Austin, TX$68,7021
- 2
- 2
- 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Tester?
The median filed base salary for Tester H-1B LCA records is $93,705 per year.
How many Tester H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 10 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Tester role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Tester?
Top employers filing LCAs for Tester include: 4CONSULTING, INC, HCL AMERICA INC, Hexaware Technologies, Inc..
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