H-1B Staff Application Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Application Engineer is $160,152, across 74 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$160,152
Average wage
$157,035
90th percentile
$181,581
Certified LCAs
74
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $78,832
- 25th
- $144,921
- Median
- $160,152
- Average
- $157,035
- 90th
- $181,581
- Highest
- $249,000
Based on 74 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Application Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 2 | $241,500 |
| Proteantecs Inc. | 3 | $180,000 |
| Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. | 18 | $173,563 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 1 | $170,872 |
| Jones Lang Lasalle Americas, Inc. | 1 | $170,000 |
| Medidata Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $166,285 |
| Innovium, Inc. | 2 | $162,500 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 6 | $156,651 |
| MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES | 1 | $155,000 |
| Renesas Electronics America Inc. | 10 | $151,265 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | 3 | $140,000 |
| Energous Corporation | 2 | $134,597 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 2 | $126,500 |
| Schneider Electric USA, Inc. | 2 | $93,662 |
| YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 3 | $89,315 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $150,000Santa Clara, CA · $170,872San Diego, CA · $180,000Morrisville, NC · $153,940Irvine, CA · $162,018New Freedom, PA · $89,315Columbia, MD · $160,303Milpitas, CA · $173,351Ellicott City, MD · $211,494San Francisco, CA · $149,293New York, NY · $158,142Mountain View, CA · $190,470Overland Park, KS · $130,739Fort Lauderdale, FL · $135,000Durham, NC · $144,500