Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Software Developer Engineer in Test
Occupation profile for Software Developer Engineer in Test covers 48 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $104,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $104,000
- Total filings
- 48
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $82,950–$112,923
- Top employer
- SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 16 | $95,701 | $84,094 | $105,000 |
| FY2025 | 16 | $116,500 | $85,575 | $144,743 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 16 | $104,000 | $82,950 | $112,923 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC6 filings
- MPG Operations LLC3 filings
- Purple Web Inc3 filings
- Quebec Solutions Inc3 filings
- SSTech LLC3 filings
- Aspire Tech LLC2 filings
- CDK GLOBAL, LLC2 filings
- Eliassen Group, LLC2 filings
- Fetch Rewards, Inc.2 filings
- Hummingbird TekSystems Inc2 filings
Top cities
- Chicago4 filings
- Plano3 filings
- Denver2 filings
- Washington2 filings
- Miami2 filings
- Cumming2 filings
- Downingtown2 filings
- Frisco2 filings
- San Antonio2 filings
- Westlake2 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1253 | $74,381 | $91,749 | $109,138 | $126,506 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1253 | $70,054 | $88,566 | $107,099 | $125,611 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-1253 | $69,950 | $87,589 | $105,206 | $122,845 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-1252 | $91,915 | $113,776 | $135,658 | $157,518 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-1253 | $74,381 | $90,750 | $107,141 | $123,510 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1253 | $70,616 | $90,043 | $109,450 | $128,877 |
| 2026-27 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 19740 | 15-1253 | $82,846 | $102,294 | $121,763 | $141,211 |
| 2026-27 | Madison, WIArea 31540 | 15-1252 | $88,109 | $108,451 | $128,814 | $149,157 |
| 2026-27 | Manchester-Nashua, NHArea 31700 | 15-1253 | $78,333 | $97,240 | $116,126 | $135,034 |