Mid-level QA Engineer salary in Bridgeport, CT

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Stamford, Danbury, Norwalk, Trumbull, Weston.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$85,384
Middle 50%$84.8k–$92k
vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $92,000
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,405 and $138,118.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,614
25th$84,807
50th (median)$85,384
75th$92,000
90th$108,557

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $76,750 (20 filings) FY2023: median $82,826 (14 filings) FY2024: median $77,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $84,614 (11 filings) FY2026: median $85,400 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 20
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$76,750$76,482$83,72820
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––5
FY2023$82,826$77,749$83,59014
FY2024$77,000$76,315$80,23717
FY2025$84,614$84,614$90,50011
FY2026$85,400$85,384$100,78511

Cost of living

Bridgeport's median mid-level QA Engineer salary of $85,384 is worth about $79,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bridgeport = 106.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Bridgeport, CT area earned a median of $102,090 in May 2025 (220 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,384, 16% 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
Cognizanttoo few5
Birlasofttoo few2
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
SS&C Technologiestoo 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 $85,384 22
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$85,384$85,38422

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.