H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST ENGINEER

Occupation profile for SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST ENGINEER covers 43 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $131,665.

FY2026 certified median
$131,665
Total filings
43
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$92,212–$161,875
Top employer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202419$106,517$97,261$141,107
FY202510$110,000$90,152$129,050
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$131,665$92,212$161,875

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST ENGINEERFY2024 $106,517; FY2025 $110,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,665$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$106,517FY2025$110,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$131,665Certified median offer, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST ENGINEERFY2024 $106,517; FY2025 $110,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,665$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$106,517FY2025$110,000FY2026*$131,665
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.19 filings
  2. U-Haul International, Inc3 filings
  3. Cloud Data Systems Inc2 filings
  4. Firewalla Inc.2 filings
  5. MSRCOSMOS LLC2 filings
  6. Slyon Technologies LLC2 filings
  7. ASHA TEK LLC1 filings
  8. BROADRANGE TECHNOLOGIES INC1 filings
  9. CLOUDSCAPE, LLC1 filings
  10. C-Vision Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. Milpitas8 filings
  2. San Jose8 filings
  3. Irving3 filings
  4. Miami2 filings
  5. Alpharetta2 filings
  6. Phoenix1 filings
  7. Scottsdale1 filings
  8. San Ramon1 filings
  9. Bloomington1 filings
  10. Indianapolis1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc. · SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST ENGINEER19 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 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-1252$88,774$116,605$144,456$172,286
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1253$67,163$83,990$100,818$117,645
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
2026-27Bloomington, ILArea 1401015-1253$79,726$93,870$108,035$122,179
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797