H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer – Test Manager

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer – Test Manager covers 31 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $207,450.

FY2026 certified median
$207,450
Total filings
31
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$190,725–$240,632
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$205,600$188,875$210,900
FY202516$216,590$186,580$219,300
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$207,450$190,725$240,632

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 – Test ManagerFY2024 $205,600; FY2025 $216,590; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $207,450$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$205,600FY2025$216,590FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$207,450Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer – Test ManagerFY2024 $205,600; FY2025 $216,590; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $207,450$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$205,600FY2025$216,590FY2026*$207,450
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.31 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino13 filings
  2. San Diego10 filings
  3. Sunnyvale8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer – Test Manager31 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174011-3021$140,234$175,406$210,600$245,773
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174011-9041$147,035$174,429$201,843$229,237
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653