H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineer in Test

Occupation profile for Software Engineer in Test covers 286 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $109,096.

FY2026 certified median
$109,096
Total filings
286
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$99,299–$126,000
Top employer
The MathWorks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202481$112,986$98,727$114,429
FY2025121$110,198$102,565$126,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)84$109,096$99,299$126,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineer in TestFY2024 $112,986; FY2025 $110,198; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $109,096$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$112,986FY2025$110,198FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$109,096Certified median offer, Software Engineer in TestFY2024 $112,986; FY2025 $110,198; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $109,096$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$112,986FY2025$110,198FY2026*$109,096
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The MathWorks, Inc.79 filings
  2. Palayekar Companies Inc41 filings
  3. Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company17 filings
  4. COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC12 filings
  5. Teknosys, Inc.7 filings
  6. American Specialty Health Incorporated6 filings
  7. HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC6 filings
  8. Purpose Financial, Inc.6 filings
  9. SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC6 filings
  10. ByteDance Inc.5 filings

Top cities

  1. Natick76 filings
  2. Westlake46 filings
  3. Durham19 filings
  4. Merrimack15 filings
  5. Smithfield12 filings
  6. San Jose10 filings
  7. Cranbury10 filings
  8. Greenville6 filings
  9. Overland Park4 filings
  10. San Francisco3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The MathWorks, Inc. · Software Engineer in Test79 filings
  2. Palayekar Companies Inc · Software Engineer in Test41 filings
  3. Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company · Software Engineer in Test17 filings
  4. COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC · Software Engineer in Test12 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Manchester-Nashua, NHArea 3170015-1253$78,333$97,240$116,126$135,034
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1253$75,338$96,824$118,290$139,776
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930015-1253$82,742$96,678$110,635$124,571