Expert QA Engineer salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton, Pennington, Lawrence Township, Titusville, Lawrenceville.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$149,175

Middle 50%$131.5k–$166.9k

vs. all levels here+45%comparison median $103,000

Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $128,606 and $210,400.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$128,856
25th	$131,500
50th (median)	$149,175
75th	$166,875
90th	$183,820

Cost of living

Trenton's median expert QA Engineer salary of $149,175 is worth about $144,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Trenton = 103.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Trenton, NJ area earned a median of $100,710 in May 2025 (450 employed). The H-1B median here is $149,175, 48% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Deloitte	too few	3
Accenture	too few	2
Otsuka Precision Health	too few	2
Standard & Poor's Financial Services	too few	2
State Street Bank and Trust Company	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$74,880	17
Mid-level · Level II	$92,000	91
Senior · Level III	$110,344	32
Expert · Level IV	$149,175	24

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$73,528	$74,880	17
Mid-level · Level II	$91,894	$92,000	91
Senior · Level III	$110,344	$110,344	32
Expert · Level IV	$128,606	$149,175	24

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.