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Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

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Staff Software Development Engineer In Test insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings82All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$166,31874 eligible salary records
Employer names40Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$145,142–$185,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
0481216FY 2018: 2 filings18FY 2019: 9 filings19FY 2020: 10 filings20FY 2021: 11 filings21FY 2022: 14 filings22FY 2023: 8 filings23FY 2024: 8 filings24FY 2025: 12 filings25FY 2026: 8 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*8 filings$175,000 median · n=8

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$175k–$200kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 74 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Staff Software Development Engineer In Test60
$165,000 median · n=55 eligible
Staff Software Development Engineer In Test (Sdet)4
$178,992 median · n=4 eligible
Senior Staff Software Development Engineer In Test3
$178,500 median · n=3 eligible
Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer In Test2
$163,894 median · n=2 eligible
Staff Software Development Engineer In Test (L4)2
$181,051 median · n=2 eligible
Staff Software Development Engineer In Test (Reliability)2
— median · n=0 eligible
Automation Lead“Staff Software Development Engineer In Test1
— median · n=0 eligible
Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer In Test - Systems1
$170,872 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
San Francisco, CA16
$185,000 median · n=12 eligible
San Jose, CA8
$178,500 median · n=7 eligible
Mountain View, CALIFORNIA6
$157,269 median · n=6 eligible
Mountain View, CA6
$159,474 median · n=6 eligible
Santa Clara, CA5
$175,000 median · n=5 eligible
Austin, TX3
$145,567 median · n=3 eligible
Leander, TX3
$99,788 median · n=2 eligible
Boston, MA2
$172,500 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
90.2%Certified LCAs
Certified74 90.2%
Certified - Withdrawn8 9.8%

Denominator: all 82 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Mobileiron, Inc.12
$159,474 median · n=12 eligible
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC7
$195,700 median · n=6 eligible
Ancestry.Com Operations Inc.5
$152,402 median · n=5 eligible
Ivanti, Inc.5
$171,750 median · n=4 eligible
Netskope, Inc.5
$175,000 median · n=5 eligible
Twilio, Inc.5
$178,040 median · n=4 eligible
Charles Schwab And Company, Inc.4
$94,307 median · n=3 eligible
Liveramp, Inc.4
$185,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$166,318Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$120,931
25th percentile$145,142
Median (50th)$166,318
75th percentile$185,000
90th percentile$202,940

n=74 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

82 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Twilio, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test (L4)

Filing details

$193,021.13 /yr

I-200-26140-931367
Reported wage: $193,021.13 / year
Annualized: $193,021
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-28
Employment end: 2029-10-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thornton, CO05/20/202610/23/2026
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCStaff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$208,200 /yr

I-200-26134-910918
Reported wage: $208,200–$312,400 / year
Annualized: $208,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-21
Employment end: 2029-11-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Mateo, CA05/14/202611/13/2026
Ancestry.Com Operations Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$152,402 /yr

I-200-26103-785237
Reported wage: $152,402 / year
Annualized: $152,402
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-20
Employment end: 2029-04-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Draper, UT04/13/202604/17/2026
Ancestry.Com Operations Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$151,985 /yr

I-200-26103-785509
Reported wage: $151,985 / year
Annualized: $151,985
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-20
Employment end: 2029-04-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Draper, UT04/13/202604/17/2026
Netskope, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-26031-611221
Reported wage: $175,000–$215,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-06
Employment end: 2029-04-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA01/30/202604/17/2026
Netskope, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-26031-611229
Reported wage: $175,000–$215,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-06
Employment end: 2029-05-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA01/30/202605/11/2026
Flexible Finance, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test (Sdet)

Filing details

$205,000 /yr

I-200-25323-422885
Reported wage: $205,000 / year
Annualized: $205,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-26
Employment end: 2029-01-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pflugerville, TX11/19/202501/26/2026
Ancestry.Com Operations Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$166,635 /yr

I-200-25269-337330
Reported wage: $166,635 / year
Annualized: $166,635
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-05
Employment end: 2029-03-11
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lehi, UT09/26/202503/12/2026
Cyberark Software USA, LpStaff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$166,000 /yr

I-200-25234-260853
Reported wage: $166,000–$200,000 / year
Annualized: $166,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-29
Employment end: 2028-12-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA08/22/202512/27/2025
Ss&C Technologies, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test [00086162]

Filing details

$185,000 /yr

I-200-25218-224394
Reported wage: $185,000–$205,000 / year
Annualized: $185,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-13
Employment end: 2028-12-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA08/06/202512/05/2025
Altana Technologies, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-25121-927001
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-08
Employment end: 2028-05-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Brooklyn, NY05/01/202505/19/2025
Trend Micro, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$147,297 /yr

I-200-25093-825732
Reported wage: $147,297 / year
Annualized: $147,297
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-09
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX04/02/202510/01/2025
Ford Motor CompanyStaff Software Development Engineer In Test-Embedded Systems

Filing details

$204,420 /yr

I-200-25084-801249
Reported wage: $204,420–$235,830 / year
Annualized: $204,420
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-01
Employment end: 2028-04-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/25/202504/14/2025
Ivanti, Inc.Automation Lead“Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$183,800 /yr

I-200-22080-996608
Reported wage: $183,800 / year
Annualized: $183,800
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-24
Employment end: 2025-07-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA03/21/202207/15/2022
Trend Micro, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test (Sdet)

Filing details

$129,972.36 /yr

I-200-25063-741667
Reported wage: $129,972.36 / year
Annualized: $129,972
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-11
Employment end: 2028-07-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX03/04/202507/27/2025
Industrial Scientific CorporationStaff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$108,826 /yr

I-200-25051-710698
Reported wage: $108,826–$186,900 / year
Annualized: $108,826
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-27
Employment end: 2028-07-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Leander, TX02/20/202507/20/2025
Cohesity, IncStaff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$226,158 /yr

I-200-25051-709041
Reported wage: $226,158–$336,000 / year
Annualized: $226,158
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-26
Employment end: 2028-06-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA02/19/202506/15/2025
Cohesity, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$194,875 /yr

I-200-24338-514251
Reported wage: $194,875–$264,000 / year
Annualized: $194,875
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-10
Employment end: 2027-12-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA12/03/202412/16/2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCStaff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$204,200 /yr

I-200-24338-514347
Reported wage: $204,200–$306,200 / year
Annualized: $204,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-10
Employment end: 2027-12-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA12/03/202412/11/2024
Ancestry.Com Operations Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$186,006 /yr

I-200-24299-432745
Reported wage: $186,006 / year
Annualized: $186,006
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-01
Employment end: 2028-03-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Deerfield Township, OH10/25/202403/31/2025
Crunchyroll, LLCStaff Software Development Engineer In Test, Client Devices

Filing details

$225,000 /yr

I-200-24264-353958
Reported wage: $225,000 / year
Annualized: $225,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-27
Employment end: 2027-09-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Coppell, TX09/20/202409/30/2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCStaff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$187,200 /yr

I-200-24256-334845
Reported wage: $187,200–$280,800 / year
Annualized: $187,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-19
Employment end: 2027-09-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Francisco, CA09/12/202409/25/2024
Trend Micro, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$145,566.72 /yr

I-200-24150-046212
Reported wage: $145,566.72 / year
Annualized: $145,567
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-05
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX05/29/202410/01/2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCStaff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$160,252.99 /yr

I-200-21294-659707
Reported wage: $160,252.99 / year
Annualized: $160,253
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-04
Employment end: 2025-04-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA10/21/202104/02/2022
Theai, Inc.Staff Software Development Engineer In Test

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-24036-694693
Reported wage: $175,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-02-12
Employment end: 2027-02-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Odessa, FL02/05/202402/15/2024

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.