Mid-level QA Engineer salary in Salt Lake, UT

Based on 47 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Salt Lake City, Draper, South Jordan, Midvale, Murray.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$89,500
Middle 50%$80.1k–$105.3k
vs. all levels here−15%comparison median $105,000
Filings47FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,432 and $148,272.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,432
25th$80,120
50th (median)$89,500
75th$105,296
90th$120,668

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $60,008 (26 filings) FY2021: median $88,250 (46 filings) FY2022: median $88,254 (37 filings) FY2023: median $90,000 (40 filings) FY2024: median $82,000 (19 filings) FY2025: median $88,036 (28 filings) FY2026: median $89,500 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 46 filings FY21 FY2022: 37 filings FY22 FY2023: 40 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 46
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$60,008$60,008$63,35726
FY2021$88,250$66,068$98,63046
FY2022$88,254$64,438$101,46237
FY2023$90,000$65,416$104,92540
FY2024$82,000$66,445$107,23119
FY2025$88,036$68,500$101,25028
FY2026$89,500$89,500$112,13919

Cost of living

Salt Lake's median mid-level QA Engineer salary of $89,500 is worth about $88,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Salt Lake = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Salt Lake, UT area earned a median of $82,940 in May 2025 (1,610 employed). The H-1B median here is $89,500, 8% 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
Goldman Sachs$89,50011
Capgemini Americatoo few7
CGItoo few3
Deloittetoo few3
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few3
Nagarrotoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II $89,500 47
Senior · Level III $118,000 21
Expert · Level IV $130,000 27

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$89,149$89,50047
Senior · Level III$117,998$118,00021
Expert · Level IV$103,189$130,00027

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.