Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
TEST ENGINEER I
Occupation profile for TEST ENGINEER I covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $83,000
- Total filings
- 18
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $81,500–$86,250
- Top employer
- Transportation Research Center, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $88,000 | $76,209 | $105,875 |
| FY2025 | 9 | $74,506 | $51,147 | $85,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $83,000 | $81,500 | $86,250 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Transportation Research Center, Inc.5 filings
- Arclight Wireless, LLC4 filings
- Quanta Manufacturing Nashville, LLC3 filings
- Banner Engineering Corp1 filings
- Electric Power Systems, Inc.1 filings
- Goken America, LLC1 filings
- Mozarc Medical US, LLC1 filings
- Toyota Material Handling Inc.1 filings
- ULTRASENSE SYSTEMS, INC.1 filings
Top cities
- East Liberty5 filings
- Chicago4 filings
- La Vergne3 filings
- San Jose1 filings
- Columbus1 filings
- Minneapolis1 filings
- Plymouth1 filings
- Dublin1 filings
- Hyde Park1 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 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1231 | $53,186 | $65,520 | $77,834 | $90,168 |
| 2026-27 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 34980 | 17-2112 | $78,686 | $92,414 | $106,122 | $119,850 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1253 | $74,381 | $91,749 | $109,138 | $126,506 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, INArea 18020 | 17-2071 | $74,235 | $88,109 | $101,962 | $115,835 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, OHArea 18140 | 17-2141 | $73,029 | $86,362 | $99,715 | $113,048 |
| 2026-27 | Logan, UT-IDArea 30860 | 15-1252 | $70,096 | $90,355 | $110,614 | $130,874 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 15-1253 | $74,298 | $90,147 | $105,997 | $121,846 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 17-2112 | $81,286 | $96,928 | $112,590 | $128,232 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |