Expert QA Engineer salary in Stockton, CA

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tracy, Mountain House, Lathrop, Manteca.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$148,000
Middle 50%$124.1k–$162.7k
vs. all levels here+23%comparison median $119,954
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $119,954 and $203,215.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,954
25th$124,083
50th (median)$148,000
75th$162,680
90th$180,720

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2022: median $112,632 (11 filings) FY2023: median $142,766 (15 filings) FY2024: median $139,360 (11 filings) FY2025: median $148,000 (25 filings) FY2026: median $138,500 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 25
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–––2
FY2022$112,632$100,526$142,24311
FY2023$142,766$127,482$153,00015
FY2024$139,360$132,500$161,51011
FY2025$148,000$124,800$161,39525
FY2026$138,500$121,391$162,94014

Cost of living

Stockton's median expert QA Engineer salary of $148,000 is worth about $140,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Stockton = 105.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Stockton, CA area earned a median of $101,720 in May 2025 (90 employed). The H-1B median here is $148,000, 45% 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 few2
Fordtoo few2
Oracletoo few2
Edelman Financial Enginestoo few2
Mobile Programmingtoo few2
Sriven Prostoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II $82,500 36
Senior · Level III $105,000 36
Expert · Level IV $148,000 39

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$81,702$82,50036
Senior · Level III$100,818$105,00036
Expert · Level IV$119,954$148,00039

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.