Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test at Sony
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Sony pay a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test on an H-1B?
$168k Sony has filed 11 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $168k. Most of those filings fall between $153k and $181k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
11
Median base salary
$168k
Middle 50%
$153k to $181k
Filings and pay by year
Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test at Sony, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 4 | $173k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $181k |
| FY2024 | 2 | $153k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $150k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 5 | $181k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $173k |
| San Mateo, CA | 2 | $167k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $150k |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $165k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level III | 11 | $168k |
Other roles Sony sponsors
Software Engineer II 205Senior Software Engineer 155Software Engineer I 67Staff Software Engineer 56Sr. Software Engineer 52Software Engineer 45Cloud Operations Engineer 20Data Scientist 19Software Development Engineer in Test II 18Senior Site Reliability Engineer 17Senior Software Development Engineer in Test 17Manager, Software Engineering 15