H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer - Test

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer - Test covers 486 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $174,821.

FY2026 certified median
$174,821
Total filings
486
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,493–$187,398
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024104$172,784$150,778$190,486
FY2025218$177,154$153,235$189,541
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)164$174,821$153,493$187,398

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer - TestFY2024 $172,784; FY2025 $177,154; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,821$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$172,784FY2025$177,154FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$174,821Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer - TestFY2024 $172,784; FY2025 $177,154; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,821$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$172,784FY2025$177,154FY2026*$174,821
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.466 filings
  2. APPLE PAYMENTS SERVICES LLC4 filings
  3. Claris International Inc.4 filings
  4. IKCON TECHNOLOGIES INC2 filings
  5. InVenture Capital Corporation2 filings
  6. Amazon.com Services LLC1 filings
  7. Apptad Inc1 filings
  8. Computer and Engineering Services, Inc.1 filings
  9. GLOBEX IT SOLUTIONS, INC.1 filings
  10. Mill Industries Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino186 filings
  2. San Diego117 filings
  3. Sunnyvale99 filings
  4. Austin39 filings
  5. Seattle17 filings
  6. San Jose5 filings
  7. New York5 filings
  8. Beaverton3 filings
  9. Culver City2 filings
  10. Santa Monica2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer - Test466 filings

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.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461