H-1B Senior Staff Engineer Software Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Engineer Software is $178,198, across 130 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$178,198
Average wage
$171,600
90th percentile
$187,460
Certified LCAs
130
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $106,850
- 25th
- $157,256
- Median
- $178,198
- Average
- $171,600
- 90th
- $187,460
- Highest
- $226,158
Based on 130 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Staff Engineer Software
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Safeway Inc. | 2 | $199,969 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 4 | $199,700 |
| Samsung Research America, Inc. | 13 | $199,534 |
| MERSCORP HOLDINGS, INC. | 2 | $183,400 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | 1 | $180,000 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 91 | $178,198 |
| Discovery Energy, LLC | 1 | $177,500 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 1 | $173,584 |
| Bloom Energy Corporation | 1 | $170,000 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 2 | $139,139 |
| Ruckus Wireless LLC | 1 | $132,978 |
| DISH Network LLC | 4 | $122,702 |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) | 3 | $122,616 |
| Kohler Company | 2 | $119,766 |
| Stryker Corporation | 1 | $115,544 |
Salaries by location
Santa Clara, CA · $178,198Mountain View, CA · $199,534Pleasanton, CA · $183,400Englewood, CO · $130,520San Diego, CA · $156,139Peachtree City, GA · $129,719San Jose, CA · $171,792Mountain House, CA · $199,700Round Rock, TX · $155,092Seattle, WA · $159,722Farmington Hills, MI · $112,736American Fork, UT · $114,885Mosel, WI · $106,850Fort Wayne, IN · $115,544Portland, OR · $146,000