Senior QA Engineer salary in Kansas, MO

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$87,526
Middle 50%$83.9k–$87.7k
vs. all levels here+12%comparison median $78,300
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,928 and $105,934.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,928
25th$83,928
50th (median)$87,526
75th$87,720
90th$101,088

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $90,002 (10 filings) FY2021: median $89,264 (22 filings) FY2022: median $91,250 (15 filings) FY2023: median $78,405 (20 filings) FY2024: median $82,846 (14 filings) FY2025: median $85,763 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 22
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$90,002$88,629$108,50010
FY2021$89,264$85,966$107,50022
FY2022$91,250$85,125$91,50015
FY2023$78,405$76,565$90,84420
FY2024$82,846$82,846$104,75014
FY2025$85,763$83,928$88,15516
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Kansas's median senior QA Engineer salary of $87,526 is worth about $94,600 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 $87,526, 8% 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
IBMtoo few4
Highbrowtoo few4
GlobalLogictoo few3
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo 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.