Senior Test Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,393 H-1B filings report for “Senior Test Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Test Engineer?
$98k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Test Engineer, typically $76k to $135k, across 1,393 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $127k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California257$127k+$29k
- 2Virginia69$110k+$12k
- 3Colorado47$106k+$8k
- 4Wisconsin37$105k+$7k
- 5Pennsylvania33$104k+$6k
- 6Arizona21$103k+$5k
- 7Indiana23$103k+$5k
- 8Washington40$103k+$5k
- 9North Carolina55$101k+$3k
- 10New York28$101k+$3k
- 11Georgia61$100k+$2k
- 12Massachusetts42$98ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $98kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Senior Test Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Test Engineer roles are GlobalLogic, Tesla, Cigniti Technologies, REI Systems, and OCLC, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Test Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1GlobalLogic249 filings$92k
- 2Tesla61 filings$130k
- 3Cigniti Technologies36 filings$82k
- 4REI Systems35 filings$108k
- 5OCLC35 filings$95k
- 6Charter Communications34 filings$109k
- 7Harman International28 filings$80k
- 8F526 filings$122k
- 9Northwestern Mutual24 filings$110k
- 10LER TechForce20 filings$105k
- 11Attra19 filings$65k
- 12LendingTree16 filings$111k
- 13KPIT16 filings$71k
- 14SWIFT15 filings$130k
- 15LTIMindtree14 filings$64k
- 16Nokia14 filings$136k
- 17Credit Karma13 filings$160k
- 18First Data Merchant Services10 filings$97k
- 19L&T Technology Services10 filings$78k
- 20Medtronic10 filings$97k
- 21Virtusa9 filings$100k
- 22LHP9 filings$80k
- 23Qorvo8 filings$99k
- 24Sun Cloud7 filings$80k
- 25Fidelity7 filings$94k
- 26Sunera Technologies7 filings$81k
- 27Cypress Semiconductor7 filings$83k
- 28Continental7 filings$100k
- 29Motorola Solutions7 filings$81k
- 30Rockwell Automation7 filings$101k
- 31Birlasoft7 filings$92k
- 32Audacious Inquiry6 filings$113k
- 33Brillio6 filings$89k
- 34Digital Management6 filings$106k
- 35Kforce6 filings$157k
- 36Medidata Solutions6 filings$124k
- 37PointClickCare6 filings$122k
- 38Mastercard6 filings$91k
- 39Schaeffler6 filings$88k
- 40IBS Software6 filings$65k
- 41Siemens6 filings$132k
- 42TUV Rheinland of6 filings$107k
- 43Google5 filings$180k
- 44Insulet5 filings$99k
- 45Intuitive Surgical5 filings$153k
- 46Microsoft5 filings$129k
- 47Choice Hotels5 filings$103k
- 48Gartner5 filings$95k
- 49TestingXperts5 filings$75k
- 50AIRCOM International5 filings$80k
Related titles in this family
1,564 filings carry “Senior Test Engineer” in the title, across 95 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Test Engineer I19 filings$110k
- 2Senior Test Engineer II14 filings$180k
- 3Senior Test Engineer (Automation)6 filings$94k
- 4Senior Test Engineer, Quality Assurance5 filings$86k
- 5Senior Test Engineer (Osm)4 filings$101k
- 6Senior Test Engineer 13 filings$130k
- 7Senior Test Engineer (Automation) – Level 23 filings$72k
- 8Senior Test Engineer I - Product Quality3 filings$130k
- 9Senior Test Engineer - Kbgfjg241918-53 filings$102k
- 10Senior Test Engineer-Rail Infrastructure3 filings$138k
- 11Senior Test Engineer, Video Streaming3 filings$129k
- 12Senior Test Engineering Manager3 filings$154k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Test Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.