Software Development Engineer in Test
Median salary
$106,850
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$90,000 – $129,792
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+0.82%
-2.24% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
565 filings
Software Development Engineer in Test pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$82,347
P25$90,000
Median$106,850
P75$129,792
P90$161,637
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$94,16273 LCAs
Level II$102,500349 LCAs
Level III$137,87188 LCAs
Level IV$140,00041 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Development Engineer in Test pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 68%Software Developers 30%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 68.14% | 385 | $86,000 | $101,235 | $126,000 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 29.91% | 169 | $106,000 | $113,547 | $140,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Development Engineer in Test
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compunnel Software | 19 | $110,000 | +8.7% |
| Tiktok | 18 | $126,416 | +24.9% |
| Tt Commerce & Global | 16 | $211,534 | +109% |
| Bytedance | 16 | $135,520 | +33.9% |
| Concentrix Cvg Customer Management | 14 | $111,186 | -2.1% |
| Msr Technology | 12 | $122,013 | +7.5% |
| Logic Loops | 11 | $82,368 | -18.6% |
| Softworld | 8 | $74,000 | -26.9% |
| Workday | 7 | $161,637 | +42.4% |
| Hca Management Lp | 6 | $93,454 | -7.7% |
| Akamai | 6 | $136,891 | +35.2% |
| Intercontinental Exchange | 6 | $83,600 | -17.4% |
| Palayekar Companies | 5 | $112,923 | -0.5% |
| HCL Global | 5 | $113,547 | +0% |
| Vasta Infotech | 5 | $87,000 | -14.1% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)111 LCAs · median $97,365
- Senior Software Development Engineer in Test72 LCAs · median $147,388
- Software Development Engineer in Test II11 LCAs · median $128,544
- Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)9 LCAs · median $156,800