Senior QA Engineer salary in Bloomington, IL

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Bloomington, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Normal.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$105,000
Middle 50%$94.9k–$114.6k
vs. all levels here+14%comparison median $92,463
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,404 and $144,357.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,666
25th$94,926
50th (median)$105,000
75th$114,623
90th$128,440

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $85k $120k FY2020: median $64,126 (19 filings) FY2022: median $77,418 (13 filings) FY2023: median $77,418 (19 filings) FY2024: median $91,996 (21 filings) FY2025: median $101,284 (10 filings) FY2026: median $105,600 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 19 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 21
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$64,126$63,523$64,12619
FY2021–––6
FY2022$77,418$77,418$77,41813
FY2023$77,418$77,418$88,31719
FY2024$91,996$87,214$99,60021
FY2025$101,284$93,872$108,31910
FY2026$105,600$96,625$117,79019

Cost of living

Bloomington's median senior QA Engineer salary of $105,000 is worth about $112,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bloomington = 93.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Bloomington, IL area earned a median of $102,070 in May 2025 (240 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,000, 3% higher.

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
Capgemini America$107,34616
Accenturetoo few5

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 $79,997 33
Senior · Level III $105,000 29
Expert · Level IV $121,625 12

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$79,997$79,99733
Senior · Level III$91,666$105,00029
Expert · Level IV$103,334$121,62512

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.