H-1B Staff Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer is $154,549, across 3,252 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$154,549
Average wage
$148,401
90th percentile
$220,000
Certified LCAs
3,252
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $44,304
- 25th
- $100,041
- Median
- $154,549
- Average
- $148,401
- 90th
- $220,000
- Highest
- $381,000
Based on 3,251 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
562FY20
537FY21
516FY22
502FY23
395FY24
543FY25
197FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| VMware, Inc. | 314 | $204,965 |
| Nutanix, Inc. | 164 | $184,080 |
| Wayfair LLC | 31 | $183,600 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. | 37 | $183,201 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. | 119 | $170,000 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC | 67 | $166,941 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 114 | $166,026 |
| Arm, Inc. | 130 | $154,565 |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. | 33 | $150,000 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | 116 | $134,000 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 52 | $131,922 |
| Seagate US LLC | 62 | $123,978 |
| Fermi Research Alliance, LLC | 36 | $78,104 |
| Terracon Consultants, Inc. | 47 | $72,000 |
| BTI Solutions, Inc | 80 | $62,119 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $177,341Palo Alto, CA · $206,938Austin, TX · $154,565Santa Clara, CA · $157,812San Diego, CA · $144,000San Francisco, CA · $198,298New York, NY · $202,155Sunnyvale, CA · $180,000Houston, TX · $73,000Bellevue, WA · $98,644Seattle, WA · $155,106Marlborough, MA · $145,000Boston, MA · $183,600Batavia, IL · $78,104Irvine, CA · $123,000