Software Test Engineer
Median salary
$100,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$85,530 – $122,434
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.5%
+0.36% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
509 filings
Software Test Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$76,734
P25$85,530
Median$100,000
P75$122,434
P90$143,416
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$78,62477 LCAs
Level II$93,018261 LCAs
Level III$117,58291 LCAs
Level IV$132,91247 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software Test Engineer 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 89%Software Developers 8%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 89% | 453 | $85,030 | $97,157 | $118,096 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 7.66% | 39 | $110,000 | $125,173 | $151,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software Test Engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Mahindra Americas | 34 | $101,964 | +5% |
| Mastech Digital | 23 | $91,374 | -5.9% |
| Arista Networks | 17 | $121,689 | +25.3% |
| Versa Networks | 15 | $194,875 | +100.6% |
| Infinite Computer | 12 | $85,012 | -12.5% |
| Visa U S A | 11 | $136,115 | +40.1% |
| Dish Network | 9 | $96,250 | -0.9% |
| Dish Wireless | 9 | $113,922 | +17.3% |
| Randstad Digital | 7 | $118,000 | +21.5% |
| Astir | 7 | $87,000 | -10.4% |
| System Soft | 6 | $96,000 | -1.2% |
| Cybersource | 6 | $113,277 | +16.6% |
| Medtronic | 6 | $100,994 | +4% |
| Nokia Of | 5 | $215,440 | +72.1% |
| Abbott Diabetes Care | 5 | $135,000 | +39% |
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.
- Senior Software Test Engineer110 LCAs · median $116,563
- Software Test Engineer II22 LCAs · median $97,157
- Software Test Engineer - Senior Consultant Level11 LCAs · median $136,115