Expert QA Engineer salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Louisville, Hurstbourne Acres, Jeffersonville, Louisville,, Lousiville.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$108,657

Middle 50%$103.8k–$123.1k

vs. all levels here+39%comparison median $78,125

Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,832 and $141,038.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$98,820
25th	$103,834
50th (median)	$108,657
75th	$123,066
90th	$127,125

Cost of living

Louisville/Jefferson County's median expert QA Engineer salary of $108,657 is worth about $116,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Louisville/Jefferson County = 93.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY area earned a median of $79,040 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $108,657, 37% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
NTT DATA	too few	6
Humana	too few	3
Aspire Systems Digital Transformation	too few	2
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance	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	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$73,237	67
Senior · Level III	$88,546	26
Expert · Level IV	$108,657	19

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
Mid-level · Level II	$73,237	$73,237	67
Senior · Level III	$88,546	$88,546	26
Expert · Level IV	$95,576	$108,657	19

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.