Senior Software Development Engineer in Test H-1B Salary

300 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $134,840; the middle half of filings fall between $115,435 and $164,168. The largest sponsor for this title is Workday, Inc. (21 filings).

300
certified filings
$134,840
Median base salary
$115,435
25th pct
$164,168
75th pct
$199,686
90th pct
$97,374
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$97,374$134,840 median$199,686

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202662$154,208
FY202575$139,443
FY202484$128,981
FY202379$129,522

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
San Jose, CA27$229,200
Atlanta, GA17$117,200
Chicago, IL15$121,389
Pleasanton, CA10$156,050
Cumming, GA6$100,350
Fremont, CA6$153,656
Milpitas, CA6$182,722
Seattle, WA6$136,025
Sunnyvale, CA6$174,610
Okemos, MI5$112,476
San Francisco, CA5$180,960
Santa Clara, CA5$156,800
Austin, TX4$153,338
Nashville, TN4$86,310
San Diego, CA4$143,916
San Mateo, CA4$181,980
Cary, NC3$129,522
Dublin, CA3$155,605
Irving, TX3$98,904
Leander, TX3$115,502

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Workday, Inc.21$155,605
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC15$179,400
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.14$117,200
Akamai Technologies, Inc.11$141,505
Delta Air Lines, Inc.11$136,500
ByteDance Inc.10$229,350
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC9$229,200
TikTok Inc.8$231,000
Delta Dental of Michigan, Inc.7$112,476
HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC7$121,514
Sonos, Inc.7$134,000
HCA Management Services LP5$83,346
ICE CLEAR CREDIT LLC5$121,400
Citrix Systems, Inc.4$181,590
Informatica LLC4$135,741
MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC4$112,923
Aabaco Small Business LLC3$165,911
CLICKSOFT SOLUTIONS, LLC.3$93,163
ITIYAM LLC3$99,100
Platform Science, Inc.3$115,502
SAS Institute Inc.3$129,522
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.3$125,000
Upstart Network, Inc.3$190,000
Age of Learning, Inc.2$170,000
Alation, Inc.2$157,500
Align Technology, Inc.2$154,922
BusPatrol America LLC2$120,000
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc2$126,584
Cengage Learning, Inc.2$107,720
CVTech Innovations LLC2$96,000
CyberArk Software USA, LP2$112,000
DocuSign Inc.2$163,175
Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc.2$165,500
Homesite Group Incorporated2$126,505
Idexcel Inc2$106,500
Intelsat US LLC2$139,294
KET Systems LLC2$99,424
Medidata Solutions, Inc.2$142,800
Medtronic, Inc.2$100,652
Netskope, Inc.2$152,340
PEAK6 Capital Management LLC2$125,354
Peloton Interactive, Inc.2$135,990
Populus Group LLC2$128,960
Proofpoint, Inc.2$199,990
Schlage Lock Company LLC2$127,500
StockX LLC2$118,961
Techie Brains Incorporated2$95,000
Terumo BCT, Inc.2$131,560
Zoox Inc.2$192,080
AB2 Consulting, Inc1$110,000

Related job titles

Software Development Engineer in Test $99,154Senior Software Engineer in Test $130,541Software Development Engineer in Test II $115,500Lead Software Development Engineer in Test $137,000Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240Software Development Engineer - Test $172,423Senior Software Test Engineer $113,922Software Engineer in Test $110,000Software Development Test Engineer $102,043Software Development Engineer Senior $122,170

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer