Software Development Engineer - Test H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 222 wage applications for Software Development Engineer - Test jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 5 employers. The median offered wage was $177,194, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Apple Inc. filed the most (215, median $176,134).
- Filings
- 222
- Positions covered
- 222
- Employers
- 5
- Median offered
- $177,194
- Median prevailing wage
- $165,422
- Filings since FY2020
- 898
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +11%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Development Engineer - Test jobs rose 11%, from $154,000 in fiscal 2020 to $171,600 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 215 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 - Test by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 164 | $171,600 | −3.1% | $163,550 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 215 | $177,154 | +2.6% | $176,134 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 104 | $172,604 | +0.9% | $171,080 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 120 | $171,080 | +0.6% | $164,050 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 142 | $170,000 | +8.3% | $139,360 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 73 | $156,926 | +1.9% | $142,372 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 80 | $154,000 | n/a | $122,408 | +18.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 215 | $176,134 | at the minimum | |
| Claris International Inc. | 4 | $183,037 | +0.9% | |
| Mill Industries Inc. | 1 | $190,000 | +17.5% | |
| Apptad Inc | 1 | $87,672 | at the minimum | |
| InVenture Capital Corporation | 1 | $183,320 | +16.7% | |
Where Software Development Engineer - Test jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cupertino, CA | 84 | $181,222 | at the minimum | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 59 | $181,100 | at the minimum | |
| San Diego, CA | 42 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 18 | $163,550 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 9 | $171,600 | +4.3% | |
| New York, NY | 3 | $179,982 | at the minimum | |
| Beaverton, OR | 2 | $157,690 | +10.5% | |
| Culver City, CA | 2 | $139,500 | +46.0% | |
| San Bruno, CA | 1 | $190,000 | +17.5% | |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $206,138 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $183,320 | +16.7% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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