H-1B Senior Staff Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Software Engineer is $177,154, across 1,211 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$177,154
Average wage
$180,901
90th percentile
$239,033
Certified LCAs
1,211
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $81,273
- 25th
- $152,022
- Median
- $177,154
- Average
- $180,901
- 90th
- $239,033
- Highest
- $350,000
Based on 1,210 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
127FY20
161FY21
212FY22
180FY23
210FY24
202FY25
119FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Staff Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Intuit Inc. | 51 | $234,021 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 15 | $224,000 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 16 | $195,160 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 60 | $192,941 |
| Gap Inc. | 14 | $190,987 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 69 | $183,310 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 120 | $177,932 |
| The Gap, Inc. | 39 | $177,000 |
| GE Digital Holdings LLC | 13 | $172,000 |
| A10 Networks, Inc. | 12 | $170,872 |
| Gigamon, Inc. | 15 | $170,000 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 147 | $155,397 |
| Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. | 51 | $152,000 |
| Hartford Fire Insurance Company | 29 | $134,800 |
| Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. | 27 | $123,991 |
Salaries by location
Santa Clara, CA · $182,160San Diego, CA · $155,397San Jose, CA · $184,080San Francisco, CA · $209,399Mountain View, CA · $234,021Austin, TX · $152,000Auburn Hills, MI · $124,496Pleasanton, CA · $180,400Seattle, WA · $229,793Fremont, CA · $183,310New York, NY · $228,064Sunnyvale, CA · $191,470Hartford, CT · $134,800San Ramon, CA · $172,000Charlotte, NC · $134,800