Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Staff Test Engineer
Occupation profile for Staff Test Engineer covers 58 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $150,898.
- FY2026 certified median
- $150,898
- Total filings
- 58
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $132,630–$166,733
- Top employer
- Tesla, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 17 | $151,250 | $128,875 | $159,716 |
| FY2025 | 26 | $158,783 | $134,923 | $164,130 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 15 | $150,898 | $132,630 | $166,733 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Tesla, Inc.27 filings
- Skyworks Solutions, Inc.3 filings
- Equinix, Inc.2 filings
- Itron, Inc.2 filings
- Medidata Solutions, Inc.2 filings
- NetDocuments Software, Inc.2 filings
- Renesas Design North America Inc.2 filings
- Advanced Measurement Technology, Inc.1 filings
- Amplify Education, Inc.1 filings
- Calix, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Palo Alto12 filings
- Fremont8 filings
- San Jose6 filings
- Lombard2 filings
- Andover2 filings
- Austin2 filings
- Brea1 filings
- Burlingame1 filings
- Castro Valley1 filings
- Lathrop1 filings
Filings by employer and title
- Tesla, Inc. · Staff Test Engineer27 filings
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2112 | $99,362 | $122,158 | $144,955 | $167,752 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2141 | $110,510 | $134,493 | $158,454 | $182,437 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2071 | $130,686 | $159,890 | $189,072 | $218,275 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2071 | $106,038 | $133,973 | $161,886 | $189,821 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2141 | $117,998 | $141,835 | $165,693 | $189,530 |
| 2026-27 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 10900 | 15-1252 | $80,246 | $102,232 | $124,197 | $146,182 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2072 | $103,189 | $128,440 | $153,712 | $178,963 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1253 | $74,381 | $91,749 | $109,138 | $126,506 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1253 | $84,323 | $107,349 | $130,354 | $153,379 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |