Test Engineer at Google
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Google pay a Test Engineer on an H-1B?
$160k Google has filed 189 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Test Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $160k. Most of those filings fall between $142k and $180k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
189
Median base salary
$160k
Middle 50%
$142k to $180k
Filings and pay by year
Test Engineer at Google, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 18 | $173k |
| FY2025 | 36 | $179k |
| FY2024 | 36 | $160k |
| FY2023 | 46 | $157k |
| FY2022 | 30 | $159k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $115k |
| FY2018 | 4 | $123k |
| FY2017 | 14 | $117k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 111 | $164k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 27 | $166k |
| San Jose, CA | 12 | $168k |
| New York, NY | 8 | $130k |
| Kirkland, WA | 5 | $132k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $135k |
| San Diego, CA | 3 | $124k |
| Cambridge, MA | 3 | $136k |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $138k |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $160k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $116k |
| Reston, VA | 2 | $165k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 6 | $115k |
| Level II | 100 | $157k |
| Level III | 59 | $189k |
| Level IV | 6 | $208k |