Software Validation 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 45 wage applications for Software Validation Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 15 employers. The median offered wage was $96,000, 0.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. LS Solutions, Inc. filed the most (21, median $92,000).
- Filings
- 45
- Positions covered
- 45
- Employers
- 15
- Median offered
- $96,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,811
- Filings since FY2020
- 324
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +7%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Software Validation Engineer jobs rose 7%, from $92,000 in fiscal 2020 to $98,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.4% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 60 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 Validation Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 40 | $98,000 | −3.0% | $91,811 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 33 | $101,000 | +11.0% | $91,894 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 60 | $91,000 | no change | $88,234 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 41 | $91,000 | +12.3% | $87,173 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 55 | $81,000 | −13.1% | $77,418 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 52 | $93,178 | +1.3% | $89,773 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 43 | $92,000 | n/a | $89,773 | +0.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS Solutions, Inc. | 21 | $92,000 | +0.9% | |
| Ford Motor Company | 7 | $120,411 | at the minimum | |
| Zipline International Inc. | 2 | $180,000 | +11.4% | |
| Hummingbird TekSystems Inc | 2 | $94,276 | at the minimum | |
| Pentangle Tech Services LLC | 2 | $76,856 | at the minimum | |
| Alten Technology USA, Inc. | 2 | $98,967 | at the minimum | |
| Danlaw, Inc. | 1 | $102,250 | +0.1% | |
| Chags Health Information Technology, LLC | 1 | $106,454 | +5.2% | |
| Upmynd Inc | 1 | $82,347 | at the minimum | |
| Veoneer US Safety Systems, LLC | 1 | $86,569 | +11.3% | |
| Revelado Inc | 1 | $104,000 | +0.4% | |
| Globex IT Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $94,702 | at the minimum | |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 | +27.5% | |
| American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. | 1 | $95,930 | at the minimum | |
| Pharmaron (Boston) Lab Services, LLC | 1 | $118,404 | +15.3% | |
Where Software Validation Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Park, MI | 5 | $120,411 | at the minimum | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 3 | $68,141 | at the minimum | |
| Irvine, CA | 3 | $104,000 | +0.4% | |
| Princeton, NJ | 3 | $103,000 | +12.2% | |
| Raritan, NJ | 3 | $95,000 | +0.9% | |
| Dearborn, MI | 2 | $106,475 | at the minimum | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 2 | $94,276 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $139,896 | +13.8% | |
| Portsmouth, NH | 2 | $95,500 | +0.6% | |
| South San Francisco, CA | 2 | $180,000 | +11.4% | |
| Branchburg, NJ | 1 | $84,000 | +6.8% | |
| Columbia, MD | 1 | $106,454 | +5.2% | |
| Detroit, MI | 1 | $95,930 | at the minimum | |
| Duluth, GA | 1 | $82,347 | at the minimum | |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $89,000 | +0.2% | |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $80,000 | +5.7% | |
| Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | $89,000 | +1.0% | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $82,000 | at the minimum | |
| Maple Grove, MN | 1 | $94,702 | at the minimum | |
| Mount Vernon, IN | 1 | $78,000 | +8.7% | |
| Norton, MA | 1 | $86,000 | at the minimum | |
| Norwood, MA | 1 | $91,000 | +0.6% | |
| Novi, MI | 1 | $102,250 | +0.1% | |
| Pennington, NJ | 1 | $92,000 | +0.2% | |
| Rensselaer, NY | 1 | $96,000 | +18.1% | |
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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