Expert QA Engineer salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV 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$110,858
Middle 50%$102.8k–$132.2k
vs. all levels here+42%comparison median $78,300
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,285 and $164,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$102,190
25th$102,750
50th (median)$110,858
75th$132,150
90th$145,318

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $105k $120k FY2022: median $110,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $108,104 (12 filings) FY2024: median $110,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 17
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022$110,000$109,101$119,24211
FY2023$108,104$101,191$125,13612
FY2024$110,000$100,457$112,75017
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Kansas's median expert QA Engineer salary of $110,858 is worth about $119,800 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 $110,858, 17% higher.

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
T-Mobiletoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
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 levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$54,600$77,76055
Mid-level · Level II$72,842$72,842100
Senior · Level III$87,526$87,52625
Expert · Level IV$98,592$110,85814

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.