Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) 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 113 wage applications for Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 72 employers. The median offered wage was $95,000, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Donato Technologies Inc filed the most (7, median $99,362).
- Filings
- 113
- Positions covered
- 110
- Employers
- 72
- Median offered
- $95,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,374
- Filings since FY2020
- 868
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +4%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs rose 4%, from $91,374 in fiscal 2020 to $95,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 159 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.
Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 87 | $95,000 | −4.0% | $91,374 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 121 | $98,931 | +9.2% | $93,611 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 159 | $90,584 | −3.5% | $90,137 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 110 | $93,912 | −0.1% | $87,412 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 149 | $94,016 | +4.4% | $90,397 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 130 | $90,085 | −1.4% | $88,712 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 112 | $91,374 | n/a | $87,838 | at the minimum |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donato Technologies Inc | 7 | $99,362 | at the minimum | |
| Logic Loops, LLC | 7 | $82,347 | at the minimum | |
| System Soft Technologies, LLC | 6 | $102,200 | at the minimum | |
| Paramount Software Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $108,680 | at the minimum | |
| Tardus Inc | 3 | $87,672 | at the minimum | |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 3 | $92,000 | +0.1% | |
| Aariya Tech Inc | 3 | $109,000 | +0.3% | |
| ProvinceSoft Inc. | 2 | $85,000 | +3.2% | |
| Sasvi Technologies LLC | 2 | $82,389 | at the minimum | |
| Docusign Inc. | 2 | $152,881 | at the minimum | |
| Antra, Inc. | 2 | $93,250 | +0.5% | |
| Iprime Info Solutions Inc | 2 | $95,000 | +30.4% | |
| BNS International Inc | 2 | $62,000 | +35.1% | |
| Data Warehouse Labs,inc | 2 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| PAX Technology Inc. | 2 | $116,655 | +5.7% | |
| Sai Technologies, LLC. | 2 | $82,347 | at the minimum | |
| SkilzMatrix Digital, LLC | 2 | $96,500 | +0.4% | |
| Hire IT people, Inc | 2 | $108,160 | +0.5% | |
| Morlogic Inc | 2 | $70,720 | +0.7% | |
| Workday, Inc. | 2 | $140,019 | +6.0% | |
| Celesdata Inc. | 2 | $87,672 | at the minimum | |
| Populus Group LLC | 2 | $156,000 | +41.6% | |
| Nivid Infotech, Inc. | 2 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Sydata Inc | 1 | $108,000 | +27.0% | |
| Primasoft Inc | 1 | $92,400 | +0.1% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 72. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | 12 | $82,347 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 7 | $89,523 | +2.1% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 4 | $82,347 | at the minimum | |
| Overland Park, KS | 4 | $83,921 | +15.2% | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $70,720 | +0.7% | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 3 | $102,200 | at the minimum | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 3 | $102,200 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 3 | $102,100 | at the minimum | |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $108,680 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $105,335 | +13.5% | |
| Culver City, CA | 2 | $87,550 | +2.9% | |
| Edmond, OK | 2 | $62,000 | +35.1% | |
| Fort Mill, SC | 2 | $99,289 | +0.5% | |
| Frisco, TX | 2 | $99,923 | at the minimum | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $116,655 | +5.7% | |
| Little Elm, TX | 2 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Lynnwood, WA | 2 | $109,000 | +0.3% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $108,160 | +0.5% | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $96,500 | +0.4% | |
| Plano, TX | 2 | $91,687 | +0.3% | |
| Princeton, TX | 2 | $156,000 | +41.6% | |
| Richardson, TX | 2 | $91,687 | +0.3% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $141,337 | at the minimum | |
| Sunrise, FL | 2 | $82,389 | at the minimum | |
| Westlake, TX | 2 | $113,662 | +1.9% | |
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.
- 1 filing is 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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