QA Engineer salary in Greensboro, NC

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes High Point, Oak Ridge.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$90,230
Middle 50%$76k–$109.8k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $105,602
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,853 and $147,582.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,968
25th$75,982
50th (median)$90,230
75th$109,800
90th$125,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $85k $120k FY2020: median $78,263 (20 filings) FY2021: median $75,899 (26 filings) FY2022: median $60,000 (27 filings) FY2023: median $87,101 (16 filings) FY2024: median $93,800 (15 filings) FY2025: median $86,736 (16 filings) FY2026: median $108,243 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 27
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$78,263$70,026$93,07620
FY2021$75,899$60,000$98,75026
FY2022$60,000$60,000$107,50027
FY2023$87,101$81,141$111,44916
FY2024$93,800$73,882$113,05515
FY2025$86,736$71,531$108,93216
FY2026$108,243$75,982$112,60113

Cost of living

Greensboro's median QA Engineer salary of $90,230 is worth about $97,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Greensboro = 92.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Greensboro, NC area earned a median of $99,340 in May 2025 (270 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,230, 9% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizanttoo few5
APEX Analytixtoo few3
Arch Us Mi Servicestoo few3
Lincoln Nationaltoo few2
Volvo Group North Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $75,982 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $111,201 10

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$75,982$75,98211
Expert · Level IV$108,243$111,20110

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.