Senior QA Engineer salary in Portland, OR

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Beaverton, Hillsboro, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Wilsonville.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$112,382
Middle 50%$100.3k–$112.5k
vs. all levels here+20%comparison median $93,309
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,318 and $150,362.
PercentileSalary
10th$100,318
25th$100,318
50th (median)$112,382
75th$112,471
90th$118,110

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $94,500 (16 filings) FY2021: median $106,926 (12 filings) FY2022: median $115,092 (24 filings) FY2023: median $91,042 (21 filings) FY2024: median $98,592 (24 filings) FY2025: median $101,120 (22 filings) FY2026: median $112,382 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 24
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$94,500$91,130$117,35916
FY2021$106,926$95,338$116,52512
FY2022$115,092$95,738$120,25024
FY2023$91,042$90,000$102,80021
FY2024$98,592$91,950$117,75024
FY2025$101,120$100,318$112,38222
FY2026$112,382$112,382$115,20012

Cost of living

Portland's median senior QA Engineer salary of $112,382 is worth about $106,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Portland = 105.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Portland, OR area earned a median of $109,760 in May 2025 (1,550 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,382, 2% 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
Accenturetoo few6
Cognizanttoo few3
IBMtoo few3
Advantage Ittoo few3
Globalpointtoo 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 $86,466 87
Senior · Level III $112,382 34
Expert · Level IV $138,510 22

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$79,789$86,46687
Senior · Level III$100,318$112,38234
Expert · Level IV$120,869$138,51022

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.