LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026

Software Development Engineer In Test (Sdet) on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors

Short answer

Software Development Engineer In Test (Sdet) appears on 41 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 26 employers, which ranks it 217 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $102,200 a year (middle half: $86,480 to $112,923). The most common state is Texas (8).

Offered wage

MeasurePer year
Lower quartile (offered)$86,480
Median (offered)$102,200
Upper quartile (offered)$112,923
Median prevailing wage on the same filings$93,163

The median offered wage is 9.7% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.

Wage levelFilingsShare
Level II3487%
Level III410%
Level IV13%

Where and who

StateFilings
Texas8
Michigan7
California5
Georgia5
Washington3
Florida2

Occupation on the filings: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (29), Software Developers (12). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.

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