QA Engineer salary in Rochester, NY

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pittsford, Webster.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$81,682
Middle 50%$80.1k–$95.2k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $105,602
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,122 and $111,190.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,122
25th$80,132
50th (median)$81,682
75th$95,170
90th$107,956

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $85,000 (12 filings) FY2022: median $70,000 (17 filings) FY2023: median $76,899 (22 filings) FY2024: median $81,682 (19 filings) FY2025: median $81,682 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 22
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$85,000$83,203$92,07412
FY2021–––8
FY2022$70,000$65,000$95,00017
FY2023$76,899$72,200$97,16222
FY2024$81,682$76,898$95,86719
FY2025$81,682$80,142$81,68218
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Rochester's median QA Engineer salary of $81,682 is worth about $84,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 97.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Rochester, NY area earned a median of $97,840 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,682, 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
Cognizant$81,68216
System Soft Technologiestoo 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 $80,912 18
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$80,122$80,91218

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.