General Motors Company QA Engineer salary

Based on 79 H-1B filings by General Motors Company, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$127,960
Middle 50%$118.2k–$145k
vs. all employers+21%comparison median $105,602
Filings79FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,929 and $238,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,060
25th$118,247
50th (median)$127,960
75th$145,000
90th$184,299

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $120k $140k FY2022: median $120,000 (20 filings) FY2023: median $118,829 (14 filings) FY2024: median $121,126 (29 filings) FY2025: median $127,960 (51 filings) FY2026: median $130,900 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 51 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 51
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––1
FY2021–––6
FY2022$120,000$103,750$138,50020
FY2023$118,829$110,802$127,05014
FY2024$121,126$110,000$137,15629
FY2025$127,960$118,247$144,03351
FY2026$130,900$118,237$146,04628

By state

Michigan
$126,881
California
$205,950
Texas
$119,480
Georgia
$139,919
North Carolina
$149,184

Bar length: number of filings (Michigan 62). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Warren, MI$127,010 · 38 filings
Milford, MI$121,911 · 24 filings
Mountain View, CA$207,500 · 12 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified $113,169 20
Level III · Experienced $114,652 13
Level IV · Fully competent $135,688 44

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a qa engineer make at General Motors Company?

In H-1B filings, General Motors Company's median base salary for QA Engineer is $127,960; half of filings fall between $118,247 and $145,000. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does General Motors Company sponsor H-1B visas for qa engineers?

Yes. General Motors Company filed 79 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 15-1253 (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers), so this page covers every job title General Motors Company filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology