H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Development Engineer in Test

Occupation profile for Staff Software Development Engineer in Test covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,818.

FY2026 certified median
$170,818
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$155,960–$175,000
Top employer
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$175,000$145,567$185,350
FY20258$190,441$161,324$201,050
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$170,818$155,960$175,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Software Development Engineer in TestFY2024 $175,000; FY2025 $190,441; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,818$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$175,000FY2025$190,441FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,818Certified median offer, Staff Software Development Engineer in TestFY2024 $175,000; FY2025 $190,441; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,818$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$175,000FY2025$190,441FY2026*$170,818
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Ancestry.com Operations Inc.4 filings
  2. Netskope, Inc.4 filings
  3. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC4 filings
  4. Cohesity, Inc.2 filings
  5. Trend Micro, Inc.2 filings
  6. Altana Technologies, Inc.1 filings
  7. CyberArk Software USA, LP1 filings
  8. Industrial Scientific Corporation1 filings
  9. Theai, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara5 filings
  2. San Francisco2 filings
  3. Austin2 filings
  4. Draper2 filings
  5. San Diego1 filings
  6. San Jose1 filings
  7. San Mateo1 filings
  8. Odessa1 filings
  9. Acton1 filings
  10. Brooklyn1 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.

    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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714015-1253$64,189$79,414$94,640$109,866
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTArea 3934015-1253$51,418$68,162$84,926$101,670
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1252$87,173$109,179$131,186$153,192