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Software Development Engineer in Test salary in Texas

A real-employer view of Software Development Engineer in Test 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 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Software Development Engineer in Test in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $107,500. 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 I — entry1$85,000
Level II — qualified7$94,050
Level III — experienced1$156,000
Level IV — fully competent1$157,175

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INCSoftware Development Engineer in Test4$115,000
Datalore Technologies, Inc.Software Development Engineer in Test2$91,374
DONATO TECHNOLOGIES INCSoftware Development Engineer in Test (SDET)2$91,374
KEYSTONE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS INCSoftware Development Engineer in Test2$97,000
S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc.Software Development Engineer in Test1$137,241
JustAnswer LLCLead Software Development Engineer in Test1$125,632
MICROTECH SYSTEMS LLCSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST1$110,198
COMPNOVA, LLC.SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST1$156,000
XCELO GROUP INCSoftware Development Engineer in Test (SDET)1$114,400
ACCELYST, LLCSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST1$91,520

Recent sample filings

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

  • Software Development Engineer in Test at Datalore Technologies, Inc.
    $91,374
    AubreyDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-479965
  • Software Development Engineer in Test at COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC
    $120,000
    WestlakeDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-472144
  • Software Development Engineer in Test at S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc.
    $137,241
    IrvingDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-461753
  • Lead Software Development Engineer in Test at JustAnswer LLC
    $125,632
    AustinDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-430670
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST at MICROTECH SYSTEMS LLC
    $110,198
    WESTLAKEDecided Nov 25, 2025I-200-25322-416819
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST at COMPNOVA, LLC.
    $156,000
    PLANODecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-414655
  • Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at XCELO GROUP INC
    $114,400
    WestlakeDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25315-396640
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST at COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC
    $105,000
    DALLASDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-371588

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.