H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Software Engineer in Test

Occupation profile for Staff Software Engineer in Test covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $165,653.

FY2026 certified median
$165,653
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$163,450–$173,714
Top employer
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$151,904$140,533$191,486
FY20256$172,410$161,920$185,913
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$165,653$163,450$173,714

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Software Engineer in TestFY2024 $151,904; FY2025 $172,410; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,653$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$151,904FY2025$172,410FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$165,653Certified median offer, Staff Software Engineer in TestFY2024 $151,904; FY2025 $172,410; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,653$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$151,904FY2025$172,410FY2026*$165,653
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC3 filings
  2. Okta, Inc.2 filings
  3. Chegg, Inc.1 filings
  4. Dolby Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
  5. Guardant Health, Inc.1 filings
  6. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.1 filings
  7. Mercury Insurance Services, LLC1 filings
  8. MyVest Corporation1 filings
  9. NIO USA, Inc.1 filings
  10. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco3 filings
  2. San Diego2 filings
  3. Santa Clara2 filings
  4. Sunnyvale2 filings
  5. Culver City1 filings
  6. Foster City1 filings
  7. San Jose1 filings
  8. San Mateo1 filings
  9. San Ramon1 filings
  10. Irving1 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 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1299$69,826$98,530$127,234$155,938
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1029$79,664$99,715$119,746$139,797