Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test
Occupation profile for Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test covers 52 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $137,248.
- FY2026 certified median
- $137,248
- Total filings
- 52
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $113,576–$167,600
- Top employer
- SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 20 | $136,059 | $115,461 | $153,000 |
| FY2025 | 17 | $127,878 | $111,332 | $150,809 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 15 | $137,248 | $113,576 | $167,600 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC10 filings
- Workday, Inc.4 filings
- HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC3 filings
- DocuSign Inc.2 filings
- Intelsat US LLC2 filings
- MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC2 filings
- Terumo BCT, Inc.2 filings
- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation1 filings
- Addepar, Inc.1 filings
- Ascensus1 filings
Top cities
- San Francisco7 filings
- Chicago5 filings
- Santa Clara4 filings
- Westlake3 filings
- Los Angeles2 filings
- San Diego2 filings
- Austin2 filings
- Seattle2 filings
- Scottsdale1 filings
- Mountain View1 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 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1253 | $80,579 | $108,472 | $136,344 | $164,237 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1253 | $98,322 | $129,022 | $159,744 | $190,445 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1252 | $92,789 | $117,083 | $141,398 | $165,693 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1253 | $70,054 | $88,566 | $107,099 | $125,611 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1253 | $81,598 | $108,243 | $134,867 | $161,512 |
| 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 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 15-1253 | $75,670 | $95,285 | $114,899 | $134,514 |