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Software Development Engineer in Test, H-1B salary

What 3,502 H-1B filings report for “Software Development Engineer in Test” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Software Development Engineer in Test?

$96k median H-1B base salary for a Software Development Engineer in Test, typically $76k to $131k, across 3,502 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $119k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$76k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$85k–$112k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$96,446
3,502 filings
Top (p90)
$131k
90th percentile
p10 $76k
median $96k
p90 $131k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California711$119k+$23k
  • 2Washington376$110k+$14k
  • 3New York73$102k+$6k
  • 4Maryland124$100k+$4k
  • 5Colorado69$100k+$4k
  • 6New Jersey94$100k+$4k
  • 7Virginia170$97k+$1k
  • 8Texas621$94k−$2k
  • 9Massachusetts76$92k−$4k
  • 10North Carolina110$91k−$5k
  • 11Illinois110$90k−$6k
  • 12Pennsylvania69$90k−$6k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $96kfor 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 Development Engineer in Test?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Development Engineer in Test roles are ProKarma, Friendly Consultants, Concentrix, ByteDance, and TikTok, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Development Engineer in Test 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

7,055 filings carry “Software Development Engineer in Test” in the title, across 361 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Software Development Engineer in Test”; 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.