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Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, H-1B salary

What 63 H-1B filings report for “Staff 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 Staff Software Development Engineer in Test?

$163k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test, typically $109k to $194k, across 63 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$109k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$132k–$183k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$162,510
63 filings
Top (p90)
$194k
90th percentile
p10 $109k
median $163k
p90 $194k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California37$175k+$12k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $163kfor 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 Staff Software Development Engineer in Test?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Software Development Engineer in Test roles are Charles Schwab, MobileIron, Sony, Ancestry.com Operations, and Netskope, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff 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

Related titles in this family

89 filings carry “Staff Software Development Engineer in Test” in the title, across 16 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Staff 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.