Entry-level QA Engineer salary in Miami, FL

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sunrise, Medley, Deerfield Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$62,670
Middle 50%$60k–$68.6k
vs. all levels here−34%comparison median $95,555
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,533 and $133,290.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,533
25th$60,000
50th (median)$62,670
75th$68,640
90th$84,530

Cost of living

Miami's median entry-level QA Engineer salary of $62,670 is worth about $54,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Miami = 114.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Miami, FL area earned a median of $100,050 in May 2025 (1,960 employed). The H-1B median here is $62,670, 37% 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
Acadia Technologiestoo few2
CyberSolve ITtoo few2
Pursuit Softwaretoo few2
Repairifytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,670 25
Mid-level · Level II $82,389 130
Senior · Level III $102,750 76
Expert · Level IV $130,766 56

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$57,533$62,67025
Mid-level · Level II$76,544$82,389130
Senior · Level III$95,555$102,75076
Expert · Level IV$121,826$130,76656

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.