QA Engineer salary in Montgomery, AL

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Montgomery, AL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pike Road.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$81,000
Middle 50%$80.6k–$91.9k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $105,602
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,490 and $105,880.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,904
25th$80,621
50th (median)$81,000
75th$91,894
90th$102,920

Cost of living

Montgomery's median QA Engineer salary of $81,000 is worth about $90,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Montgomery = 89.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Montgomery, AL area earned a median of $97,750 in May 2025 (50 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,000, 17% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Aasrita Consultingtoo few2
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few2
Matrix Tech Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $81,000 10
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$80,621$81,00010

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.