Mid-level QA Engineer salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ypsilanti, Saline.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$90,687
Middle 50%$83.4k–$95.5k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $98,155
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,242 and $146,461.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,481
25th$83,400
50th (median)$90,687
75th$95,500
90th$100,695

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2021: median $79,807 (10 filings) FY2022: median $75,000 (14 filings) FY2023: median $88,100 (14 filings) FY2024: median $91,853 (13 filings) FY2025: median $89,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 17
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–––4
FY2021$79,807$76,159$100,00010
FY2022$75,000$71,510$82,20014
FY2023$88,100$75,286$107,50014
FY2024$91,853$77,251$95,00013
FY2025$89,000$74,000$96,00017
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median mid-level QA Engineer salary of $90,687 is worth about $89,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Ann Arbor = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Ann Arbor, MI area earned a median of $97,250 in May 2025 (260 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,687, 7% 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
Domino's Pizzatoo few9
NTT DATAtoo few3
Morlogictoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $90,687 26
Senior · Level III $104,218 10
Expert · Level IV $126,581 11

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$70,242$90,68726
Senior · Level III$98,155$104,21810
Expert · Level IV$113,256$126,58111

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.