H-1B Staff Engineer 1 Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer 1 is $211,375, across 59 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$211,375
Average wage
$204,102
90th percentile
$240,000
Certified LCAs
59
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $71,074
- 25th
- $193,046
- Median
- $211,375
- Average
- $204,102
- 90th
- $240,000
- Highest
- $275,000
Based on 59 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Engineer 1
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| VMware, Inc. | 47 | $217,842 |
| Pivotal Software, Inc. | 5 | $206,075 |
| Cohesity, Inc | 2 | $192,000 |
| Samsung Electronics America, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 |
| City of Philadelphia | 1 | $99,322 |
| Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab | 1 | $73,800 |
| Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | 1 | $72,300 |
| Giner, Inc. | 1 | $71,074 |
Salaries by location
Palo Alto, CA · $224,000Austin, TX · $199,767Bellevue, WA · $206,250Lake St Louis, MO · $222,500Atlanta, GA · $179,932San Francisco, CA · $193,046Menlo Park, CA · $73,050San Jose, CA · $192,000Newton, MA · $71,074Manchester, CT · $184,615South Jordan, UT · $144,208Milpitas, CA · $254,000Morganville, NJ · $240,000Pleasanton, CA · $240,000Okemos, MI · $210,000