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Software Developer Engineer Tester, H-1B salary

What 431 H-1B filings report for “Software Developer Engineer Tester” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Software Developer Engineer Tester?

$97k median H-1B base salary for a Software Developer Engineer Tester, typically $76k to $140k, across 431 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $130k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$76k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$84k–$117k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$96,907
431 filings
Top (p90)
$140k
90th percentile
p10 $76k
median $97k
p90 $140k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California65$130k+$33k
  • 2North Carolina26$119k+$22k
  • 3Maryland20$104k+$7k
  • 4Virginia25$102k+$5k
  • 5Texas82$95k−$2k
  • 6Illinois21$93k−$4k
  • 7Georgia20$82k−$15k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $97kfor 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 Software Developer Engineer Tester?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Developer Engineer Tester roles are System Soft Technologies, Nvidia, LPL Financial, Dataquad, and ICloud Technologies, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Developer Engineer Tester filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

2 filings carry “Software Developer Engineer Tester” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Software Developer Engineer Tester”; 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.