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Software Test Engineer salary in Iowa

A real-employer view of Software Test Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Software Test Engineer in Iowa: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $96,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified4$83,135
Level III — experienced1$104,000
Level IV — fully competent1$108,160

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Software Test Engineer in Iowa. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Millennium Software, Inc.Software Test Engineer2$106,080
Wabtec Railway Electronics, Inc.Lead Software Test Engineer1$105,574
Patton Labs Inc.Software Test Engineer1$96,000
SYSTEMSOFT INCSoftware Test Engineer1$75,000
Vision IT USA Inc.Software Test Engineer1$75,000
Kelly Services, Inc.Software Test Engineer1$91,270

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Lead Software Test Engineer at Wabtec Railway Electronics, Inc.
    $105,574
    Cedar RapidsDecided Dec 8, 2025I-200-25335-444579
  • Software Test Engineer at Patton Labs Inc.
    $96,000
    Cedar RapidsWage Level IIDecided Aug 6, 2025I-200-25211-209264
  • Software Test Engineer at SYSTEMSOFT INC
    $75,000
    Cedar RapidsWage Level IIDecided Aug 1, 2025I-200-25206-200906
  • Software Test Engineer at Vision IT USA Inc.
    $75,000
    Cedar RapidsWage Level IIDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-198085
  • Software Test Engineer at Millennium Software, Inc.
    $108,160
    Cedar RapidsWage Level IVDecided Jul 30, 2025I-200-25204-195112
  • Software Test Engineer at Millennium Software, Inc.
    $104,000
    Cedar RapidsWage Level IIIDecided Jul 30, 2025I-200-25204-194332
  • Software Test Engineer at Kelly Services, Inc.
    $91,270
    WaterlooWage Level IIDecided May 15, 2025I-200-25128-953076

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.