Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Systems Test Engineer
Occupation profile for Systems Test Engineer covers 115 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $111,300.
- FY2026 certified median
- $111,300
- Total filings
- 115
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $100,000–$129,792
- Top employer
- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 40 | $98,784 | $96,742 | $113,533 |
| FY2025 | 52 | $99,505 | $94,806 | $126,458 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 23 | $111,300 | $100,000 | $129,792 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.35 filings
- Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.12 filings
- Waymo LLC8 filings
- Itron, Inc.6 filings
- Mindlance Inc.6 filings
- AEye, Inc.3 filings
- Alten Technology USA, Inc.3 filings
- Archer Aviation Operating Corp.3 filings
- Elan Technologies, Inc.3 filings
- BorgWarner PDS (USA) Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- San Diego48 filings
- Mountain View10 filings
- Santa Clara8 filings
- Liberty Lake4 filings
- Fremont3 filings
- San Jose3 filings
- Troy3 filings
- Carlsbad2 filings
- Dublin2 filings
- Columbus2 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 15-1252 | $105,664 | $134,347 | $163,010 | $191,693 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 15-1253 | $73,424 | $95,992 | $118,539 | $141,107 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1253 | $98,322 | $129,022 | $159,744 | $190,445 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2071 | $84,302 | $100,651 | $117,021 | $133,370 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 15-1253 | $72,238 | $88,379 | $104,541 | $120,682 |
| 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 | 17-2011 | $133,598 | $157,518 | $181,459 | $205,379 |
| 2026-27 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WAArea 44060 | 15-1253 | $68,390 | $85,072 | $101,774 | $118,456 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2199 | $105,664 | $138,237 | $170,830 | $203,403 |