Senior QA Engineer salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Redlands, Temecula, Ontario, Corona, San Bernardino.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$109,860
Middle 50%$108.2k–$133.7k
vs. all levels here+12%comparison median $97,760
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,872 and $153,059.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,878
25th$108,212
50th (median)$109,860
75th$133,692
90th$139,269

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2021: median $87,360 (15 filings) FY2022: median $81,675 (10 filings) FY2025: median $109,860 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 2 filings FY26 15
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–––3
FY2021$87,360$85,280$100,11115
FY2022$81,675$81,349$84,25010
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––8
FY2025$109,860$108,971$130,33110
FY2026–––2

Cost of living

Riverside's median senior QA Engineer salary of $109,860 is worth about $103,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Riverside = 106.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $105,720 in May 2025 (450 employed). The H-1B median here is $109,860, 4% 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
Environmental Systems Research Institutetoo few2
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $92,435 54
Mid-level · Level II $97,427 34
Senior · Level III $109,860 12
Expert · Level IV $131,248 21

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$67,725$92,43554
Mid-level · Level II$86,798$97,42734
Senior · Level III$105,872$109,86012
Expert · Level IV$124,946$131,24821

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.