Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Software Development Engineer II-TEST
Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer II-TEST covers 138 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $168,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $168,000
- Total filings
- 138
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $143,700–$168,750
- Top employer
- Amazon.com Services LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 74 | $165,902 | $143,714 | $185,875 |
| FY2025 | 41 | $146,300 | $143,700 | $172,931 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 23 | $168,000 | $143,700 | $168,750 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Amazon.com Services LLC125 filings
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.7 filings
- Amazon Data Services, Inc2 filings
- Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.2 filings
- Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- Seattle33 filings
- Sunnyvale32 filings
- Austin15 filings
- Bellevue11 filings
- Irvine8 filings
- San Francisco6 filings
- Dallas4 filings
- Cupertino3 filings
- East Palo Alto3 filings
- Palo Alto3 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 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1253 | $98,322 | $129,022 | $159,744 | $190,445 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1253 | $81,598 | $108,243 | $134,867 | $161,512 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1253 | $70,325 | $94,827 | $119,330 | $143,832 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1253 | $80,579 | $108,472 | $136,344 | $164,237 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1252 | $102,086 | $127,462 | $152,838 | $178,214 |