Systems 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 32 wage applications for Systems Test Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 18 employers. The median offered wage was $111,000, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. filed the most (5, median $104,434).
- Filings
- 32
- Positions covered
- 527
- Employers
- 18
- Median offered
- $111,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $104,434
- Filings since FY2020
- 451
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +15%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Systems Test Engineer jobs rose 15%, from $96,616 in fiscal 2020 to $111,150 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 139 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.
Systems Test Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 23 | $111,150 | +11.7% | $104,434 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 53 | $99,505 | +0.7% | $99,505 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 40 | $98,784 | −5.5% | $98,784 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 91 | $104,562 | +4.6% | $103,459 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 139 | $100,001 | +12.5% | $96,096 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 67 | $88,899 | −8.0% | $88,899 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 38 | $96,616 | n/a | $96,616 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 5 | $104,434 | at the minimum | |
| Waymo LLC | 5 | $192,000 | +44.4% | |
| Mindlance Inc. | 4 | $102,903 | +8.5% | |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 2 | $110,755 | at the minimum | |
| Elan Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $107,396 | +5.6% | |
| Alten Technology USA, Inc. | 2 | $85,571 | at the minimum | |
| Tek Labs, Inc. | 1 | $79,165 | at the minimum | |
| BWI Chassis Dynamics (NA), Inc. | 1 | n/a | ||
| Magna Electronics, Inc. | 1 | $92,144 | at the minimum | |
| Nextpower LLC | 1 | $140,254 | at the minimum | |
| Estuate Inc | 1 | $129,792 | at the minimum | |
| Calsoft Labs Inc | 1 | $111,301 | +17.4% | |
| BorgWarner PDS (USA) Inc. | 1 | $88,000 | +2.2% | |
| S3STAFFINGUSA Inc | 1 | $87,360 | +2.1% | |
| AEye, Inc. | 1 | $100,000 | +5.1% | |
| Stoneridge, Inc. | 1 | $128,992 | +15.5% | |
| Itron Inc. | 1 | $80,168 | +18.4% | |
Showing the 17 employers with the most filings of 18. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Systems Test Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | 11 | $104,434 | at the minimum | |
| Mountain View, CA | 6 | $191,000 | +40.4% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $123,434 | at the minimum | |
| Troy, MI | 2 | $85,571 | at the minimum | |
| Ankeny, IA | 1 | $85,000 | +11.1% | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 1 | $87,360 | +2.1% | |
| Brighton, MI | 1 | n/a | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $119,912 | at the minimum | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $79,165 | at the minimum | |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $140,254 | at the minimum | |
| Kokomo, IN | 1 | $88,000 | +2.2% | |
| Liberty Lake, WA | 1 | $80,168 | +18.4% | |
| Novi, MI | 1 | $128,992 | +15.5% | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $100,000 | +5.1% | |
| Rochester Hills, MI | 1 | $92,144 | at the minimum | |
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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