Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Software Tester
Occupation profile for Software Tester covers 99 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $91,500.
- FY2026 certified median
- $91,500
- Total filings
- 99
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $85,015–$103,500
- Top employer
- Medline Industries, LP.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 48 | $82,000 | $77,360 | $99,880 |
| FY2025 | 36 | $86,923 | $80,060 | $97,660 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 15 | $91,500 | $85,015 | $103,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Medline Industries, LP.5 filings
- Mind Tech, Inc4 filings
- MITECS INC.4 filings
- R SYSTEMS INC.4 filings
- Kollasoft Inc3 filings
- SAVANCYS INC3 filings
- Adroix Corp2 filings
- cyberThink Inc2 filings
- DIZER CORP2 filings
- DYNAMIC TALENT SOLUTIONS INC2 filings
Top cities
- Frisco7 filings
- Irving6 filings
- Santa Fe4 filings
- San Francisco3 filings
- Albany3 filings
- El Dorado Hills2 filings
- Sunnyvale2 filings
- Tampa2 filings
- Mundelein2 filings
- Springfield2 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 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1253 | $70,054 | $88,566 | $107,099 | $125,611 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1253 | $72,280 | $94,786 | $117,291 | $139,797 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1253 | $84,323 | $107,349 | $130,354 | $153,379 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1253 | $85,800 | $105,851 | $125,902 | $145,954 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1253 | $70,616 | $90,043 | $109,450 | $128,877 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1253 | $74,381 | $91,749 | $109,138 | $126,506 |
| 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 | Santa Fe, NMArea 42140 | 15-1253 | $87,422 | $108,638 | $129,854 | $151,070 |
| 2026-27 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 10580 | 15-1253 | $69,763 | $86,299 | $102,856 | $119,392 |