H-1B Senior Staff Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Engineer is $164,000, across 947 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$164,000
Average wage
$159,855
90th percentile
$226,158
Certified LCAs
947
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $36,213
- 25th
- $123,370
- Median
- $164,000
- Average
- $159,855
- 90th
- $226,158
- Highest
- $360,000
Based on 947 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
106FY20
145FY21
206FY22
169FY23
123FY24
139FY25
59FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Staff Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 17 | $243,000 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. | 24 | $212,010 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC | 44 | $199,182 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 34 | $177,341 |
| Ventana Micro Systems Inc. | 19 | $177,000 |
| Nutanix, Inc. | 21 | $170,872 |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. | 34 | $165,000 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | 64 | $164,000 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 39 | $160,000 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 48 | $159,918 |
| Seagate US LLC | 20 | $149,240 |
| American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. | 14 | $125,291 |
| Comerica Management Company | 49 | $118,663 |
| Terracon Consultants, Inc. | 25 | $85,987 |
| Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. | 58 | $70,058 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $184,080Santa Clara, CA · $171,304Austin, TX · $157,000San Diego, CA · $177,500Auburn Hills, MI · $118,250San Francisco, CA · $243,000Marlborough, MA · $161,053Sunnyvale, CA · $184,662Seattle, WA · $176,255New York, NY · $198,950Madison, WI · $121,333Cupertino, CA · $177,000Fremont, CA · $184,000Plano, TX · $125,000Palo Alto, CA · $213,102