Mid-level QA Engineer salary in Albany, NY

Based on 44 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rensselaer, Latham, Troy, Cohoes, Menands.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$81,765
Middle 50%$81.5k–$84.4k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $90,157
Filings44FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,286 and $131,360.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,286
25th$81,457
50th (median)$81,765
75th$84,383
90th$96,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $73,112 (24 filings) FY2021: median $76,000 (16 filings) FY2022: median $83,000 (12 filings) FY2023: median $80,621 (29 filings) FY2024: median $81,765 (29 filings) FY2025: median $81,765 (28 filings) FY2026: median $81,414 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 29
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$73,112$73,112$76,61124
FY2021$76,000$73,250$80,50016
FY2022$83,000$78,030$90,00012
FY2023$80,621$72,080$89,44029
FY2024$81,765$80,621$89,00029
FY2025$81,765$81,765$83,40028
FY2026$81,414$81,286$91,50016

Cost of living

Albany's median mid-level QA Engineer salary of $81,765 is worth about $82,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Albany = 99.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Albany, NY area earned a median of $100,690 in May 2025 (430 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,765, 19% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Collaborate Solutionstoo few3
Deloittetoo few2
Atos Synteltoo few2
CrownIT Solutionstoo few2
GSK Solutionstoo few2
I-Link Solutionstoo few2
IT Resourcestoo few2
LS Solutionstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $81,765 44
Senior · Level III $99,000 15
Expert · Level IV $120,000 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$81,765$81,76544
Senior · Level III$98,114$99,00015
Expert · Level IV$114,920$120,00020

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.