H-1B Staff Applications Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Applications Engineer is $150,000, across 87 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$150,000
Average wage
$146,924
90th percentile
$180,200
Certified LCAs
87
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $94,620
- 25th
- $124,370
- Median
- $150,000
- Average
- $146,924
- 90th
- $180,200
- Highest
- $218,810
Based on 87 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Applications Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. | 3 | $187,960 |
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 9 | $171,950 |
| Medidata Solutions, Inc. | 13 | $170,006 |
| Achronix Semiconductor Corporation | 2 | $170,000 |
| Power Integrations Inc. | 2 | $163,395 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3 | $151,799 |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated | 5 | $151,091 |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $145,500 |
| Onto Innovation, Inc. | 2 | $143,719 |
| Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | 2 | $141,278 |
| Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation | 4 | $138,778 |
| Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | 4 | $130,000 |
| Maxlinear, Inc. | 3 | $121,000 |
| CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | 13 | $115,900 |
| Infineon Technologies LLC | 2 | $108,327 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $153,504Austin, TX · $125,909Sunnyvale, CA · $138,778Santa Clara, CA · $167,000San Francisco, CA · $168,601Colorado Springs, CO · $100,714Livonia, MI · $138,413Lynnwood, WA · $110,201Beaverton, OR · $128,000Milpitas, CA · $147,500Cincinnati, OH · $184,405Fremont, CA · $151,799Warwick, RI · $112,405Bridgewater, NJ · $107,946Phoenix, AZ · $102,461