Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Software Engineer in Test III
Occupation profile for Software Engineer in Test III covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $145,000.
- FY2025 certified median
- $145,000
- Total filings
- 13
- FY2025 25th–75th percentile
- $137,300–$151,819
- Top employer
- TraceLink Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 8 | $132,374 | $126,998 | $135,000 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $145,000 | $137,300 | $151,819 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- TraceLink Inc.4 filings
- Foundation Medicine, Inc.3 filings
- Natera, Inc.3 filings
- GREENSKY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC2 filings
- 10x Genomics, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- San Carlos2 filings
- Atlanta2 filings
- Boston2 filings
- Wilmington2 filings
- Maryland Heights2 filings
- Pleasanton1 filings
- Austin1 filings
- El Paso1 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 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1253 | $72,280 | $94,786 | $117,291 | $139,797 |
| 2026-27 | St. Louis, MO-ILArea 41180 | 15-1253 | $63,461 | $81,557 | $99,632 | $117,728 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1253 | $80,579 | $108,472 | $136,344 | $164,237 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-1252 | $91,915 | $113,776 | $135,658 | $157,518 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-1253 | $74,381 | $90,750 | $107,141 | $123,510 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1253 | $70,616 | $90,043 | $109,450 | $128,877 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | El Paso, TXArea 21340 | 15-1252 | $82,181 | $101,670 | $121,181 | $140,670 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1029 | $92,955 | $120,349 | $147,742 | $175,136 |