Senior QA Engineer salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Strongsville, Solon, Westfield Center, Mentor.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$90,355
Middle 50%$90.4k–$105.5k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $90,355
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $88,026 and $142,003.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,026
25th$90,355
50th (median)$90,355
75th$105,520
90th$124,986

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $87,680 (28 filings) FY2021: median $95,686 (20 filings) FY2022: median $103,200 (13 filings) FY2023: median $87,500 (16 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (23 filings) FY2025: median $90,355 (24 filings) FY2026: median $90,355 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 28 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 27 filings FY26 28
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$87,680$80,018$99,91628
FY2021$95,686$80,965$109,61620
FY2022$103,200$87,360$120,00013
FY2023$87,500$79,061$111,19116
FY2024$90,000$87,662$107,00023
FY2025$90,355$88,026$105,61624
FY2026$90,355$90,355$104,96127

Cost of living

Cleveland's median senior QA Engineer salary of $90,355 is worth about $96,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cleveland = 93.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Cleveland, OH area earned a median of $102,190 in May 2025 (1,440 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,355, 12% 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
Cognizant$90,35525
Ohio Farmers Insurance Companytoo few4
CGItoo few3
Capgemini Americatoo few3
Progressive Casualty Insurance Companytoo few3
Gemini Consulting & Servicestoo few2
Hexaware 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 $77,834 55
Senior · Level III $90,355 51
Expert · Level IV $105,000 25

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$75,587$77,83455
Senior · Level III$90,355$90,35551
Expert · Level IV$102,856$105,00025

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.