QA Engineer salary in Fayetteville, AR

Based on 68 certified H-1B filings in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bentonville, Rogers, Centerton, Springdale.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$91,780
Middle 50%$86.9k–$106.9k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $105,602
Filings68FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,493 and $142,021.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,861
25th$86,890
50th (median)$91,780
75th$106,907
90th$120,332

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $73,332 (84 filings) FY2021: median $90,130 (43 filings) FY2022: median $90,640 (43 filings) FY2023: median $84,000 (37 filings) FY2024: median $86,861 (48 filings) FY2025: median $90,780 (44 filings) FY2026: median $92,690 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 84 filings FY20 FY2021: 43 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 37 filings FY23 FY2024: 48 filings FY24 FY2025: 44 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 84
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$73,332$69,669$85,25084
FY2021$90,130$70,500$99,76243
FY2022$90,640$67,861$98,54643
FY2023$84,000$78,000$96,99737
FY2024$86,861$84,136$99,43048
FY2025$90,780$86,861$100,93344
FY2026$92,690$88,421$110,05324

Cost of living

Fayetteville's median QA Engineer salary of $91,780 is worth about $100,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Fayetteville = 91.4).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizant$88,42113
USTtoo few9
Walmarttoo few8
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few4
Accenturetoo few2
Virtuous Techtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $89,500 48
Senior · Level III too few 4
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$88,421$89,50048

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.