SDET Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (SOC 15-1253).
Employers filed 28 wage applications for SDET Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 24 employers. The median offered wage was $101,000, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Contrive Solutions Inc. filed the most (2, median $112,500).
- Filings
- 28
- Positions covered
- 27
- Employers
- 24
- Median offered
- $101,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,374
- Filings since FY2020
- 151
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +2%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for SDET Engineer jobs rose 2%, from $90,512 in fiscal 2020 to $92,487 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 29 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
SDET Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 21 | $92,487 | −11.2% | $91,374 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 29 | $104,210 | +19.8% | $103,116 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 29 | $86,963 | +1.2% | $85,925 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 27 | $85,925 | −7.7% | $85,925 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 26 | $93,143 | −5.0% | $93,122 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 7 | $98,010 | +8.3% | $97,406 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12 | $90,512 | n/a | $86,518 | +0.2% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contrive Solutions Inc. | 2 | $112,500 | +0.1% | |
| Conflux Systems Inc | 2 | $84,000 | +2.0% | |
| Niftek Inc | 2 | $98,914 | at the minimum | |
| Devfi, Inc. | 2 | $113,900 | +1.1% | |
| TechClub Inc. | 1 | $101,000 | +0.2% | |
| Wizcom Corporation | 1 | $80,000 | +4.1% | |
| Best High Technologies, LLC. | 1 | $90,000 | +2.7% | |
| Elite IT Technologies LLC | 1 | $116,234 | at the minimum | |
| Onyx Technology, LLC | 1 | $90,896 | at the minimum | |
| Mergen IT LLC | 1 | $108,826 | at the minimum | |
| Vastek Inc | 1 | $117,749 | at the minimum | |
| Tech Rakers, Inc. | 1 | $82,950 | at the minimum | |
| AlgebraIT LLC | 1 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Cubexit Inc | 1 | n/a | ||
| Zoox Inc. | 1 | $180,870 | at the minimum | |
| ERP Analysts, Inc. | 1 | $102,000 | +11.6% | |
| Collaborate Solutions Inc. | 1 | $86,611 | at the minimum | |
| Softwaytek LLC | 1 | $68,702 | at the minimum | |
| Career Soft Solutions Inc | 1 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Sophlogic Global LLC. | 1 | $110,240 | +1.4% | |
| Globalinfotech LLC | 1 | $120,307 | at the minimum | |
| LanceSoft Inc. | 1 | $83,678 | at the minimum | |
| Inspirix Technologies LLC | 1 | $93,600 | +2.4% | |
| Altimetrik Corp. | 1 | $149,240 | at the minimum | |
Where SDET Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco, TX | 4 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 4 | $113,995 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 3 | $113,000 | +0.1% | |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $99,413 | +1.3% | |
| Sunrise, FL | 2 | $84,000 | +2.0% | |
| Cedar Park, TX | 1 | $68,702 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $80,000 | +4.1% | |
| Fort Mill, SC | 1 | $112,500 | +0.1% | |
| Foster City, CA | 1 | $180,870 | at the minimum | |
| Gainesville, VA | 1 | $106,454 | at the minimum | |
| Irving, TX | 1 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Land O Lakes, FL | 1 | $82,950 | at the minimum | |
| Loganville, GA | 1 | n/a | ||
| Mountain House, CA | 1 | $101,000 | +0.2% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $86,611 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 1 | $93,600 | +2.4% | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $116,234 | at the minimum | |
| Westlake, TX | 1 | $114,800 | +1.7% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 2 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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