System Test 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 System Test Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 19 employers. The median offered wage was $112,362, 5.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Cyient, Inc. filed the most (3, median $120,000).
- Filings
- 28
- Positions covered
- 65
- Employers
- 19
- Median offered
- $112,362
- Median prevailing wage
- $94,162
- Filings since FY2020
- 263
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +52%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for System Test Engineer jobs rose 52%, from $76,000 in fiscal 2020 to $115,378 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 9.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 51 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.
System Test Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 21 | $115,378 | +15.7% | $94,162 | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | $99,736 | +9.0% | $91,478 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 51 | $91,499 | +7.6% | $84,302 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 27 | $85,000 | −9.7% | $81,203 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 42 | $94,141 | +17.7% | $84,375 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 41 | $80,000 | +5.3% | $76,534 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 46 | $76,000 | n/a | $67,725 | +2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyient, Inc. | 3 | $120,000 | +10.1% | |
| Zoox Inc. | 3 | $163,613 | +5.0% | |
| Mirafra Inc | 2 | $135,400 | at the minimum | |
| L&T Technology Services Limited | 2 | $100,000 | +15.9% | |
| Magna Electronics, Inc. | 2 | $86,497 | at the minimum | |
| iCode Technologies LLC | 1 | $100,901 | +7.8% | |
| V-Soft Consulting Group, INC | 1 | n/a | ||
| Communications Test Design, Inc. | 1 | $78,086 | +22.4% | |
| Ealearn Inc | 1 | $129,792 | at the minimum | |
| Pentangle Tech Services LLC | 1 | $90,000 | +0.1% | |
| Cloud Analytics Technologies LLC | 1 | $72,550 | at the minimum | |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | 1 | $140,000 | +59.7% | |
| Cooper Lighting, LLC | 1 | $112,362 | at the minimum | |
| Valeo North America, Inc. | 1 | $101,000 | +9.0% | |
| Viasat Inc. | 1 | $126,500 | +34.3% | |
| SRI Tech Solutions Inc. | 1 | $86,965 | at the minimum | |
| Joby Aero, Inc. | 1 | $115,378 | at the minimum | |
| Cloud Hybrid Technologies LLC | 1 | $72,550 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 18 employers with the most filings of 19. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where System Test Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brea, CA | 3 | $120,000 | +10.1% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $230,000 | +14.4% | |
| Plano, TX | 3 | $72,550 | at the minimum | |
| Foster City, CA | 2 | $166,307 | +2.5% | |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $130,400 | +5.5% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $160,000 | +0.1% | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 1 | $91,478 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $140,000 | +59.7% | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $100,901 | +7.8% | |
| Glendale, WI | 1 | $90,000 | +0.1% | |
| Lexington, KY | 1 | $78,086 | +22.4% | |
| Marina, CA | 1 | $115,378 | at the minimum | |
| Mountain View, CA | 1 | $129,792 | at the minimum | |
| Peachtree City, GA | 1 | $112,362 | at the minimum | |
| Rochester Hills, MI | 1 | $81,515 | at the minimum | |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $90,000 | +11.3% | |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $126,500 | +34.3% | |
| Troy, MI | 1 | $101,000 | +9.0% | |
| Westlake, TX | 1 | $110,000 | +20.4% | |
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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