Entry-level QA Engineer salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 55 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Overland Park, Kansas City, Lenexa, Harrisonville, Leawood.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$77,760

Middle 50%$74.9k–$82k

vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $78,300

Filings55FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,532 and $92,477.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$68,020
25th	$74,880
50th (median)	$77,760
75th	$81,973
90th	$88,158

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	7
FY2021	–	–	–	3
FY2022	–	–	–	6
FY2023	–	–	–	3
FY2024	$60,000	$60,000	$65,248	10
FY2025	$78,660	$74,880	$85,280	40
FY2026	$74,880	$73,940	$76,320	15

Cost of living

Kansas's median entry-level QA Engineer salary of $77,760 is worth about $84,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Kansas = 92.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Kansas, MO area earned a median of $94,970 in May 2025 (1,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $77,760, 18% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Mphasis	$78,120	43
Clinical Reference Laboratory	too few	3
GlobalLogic	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$77,760	55
Mid-level · Level II	$72,842	100
Senior · Level III	$87,526	25
Expert · Level IV	$110,858	14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$54,600	$77,760	55
Mid-level · Level II	$72,842	$72,842	100
Senior · Level III	$87,526	$87,526	25
Expert · Level IV	$98,592	$110,858	14

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.