H-1B Staff Engineer 2 Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer 2 is $130,000, across 107 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$130,000
Average wage
$147,878
90th percentile
$255,489
Certified LCAs
107
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $92,000
- 25th
- $95,800
- Median
- $130,000
- Average
- $147,878
- 90th
- $255,489
- Highest
- $299,160
Based on 107 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Engineer 2
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| VMware, Inc. | 25 | $253,680 |
| Clumio, Inc. | 2 | $200,000 |
| Western Alliance Bank | 3 | $151,740 |
| HOME BOX OFFICE INC. | 2 | $150,000 |
| HBO SERVICE CORPORATION | 8 | $146,437 |
| Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab | 29 | $130,000 |
| United States Gypsum Company | 1 | $118,214 |
| Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | 37 | $93,800 |
Salaries by location
Menlo Park, CA · $103,407Palo Alto, CA · $251,295Seattle, WA · $144,123Stanford, CA · $101,901New York, NY · $150,000Santa Clara, CA · $200,000Sunnyvale, CA · $100,395San Jose, CA · $256,222Atlanta, GA · $216,657Phoenix, AZ · $125,442Cerritos, CA · $246,574Boston, MA · $259,937Fremont, CA · $151,740Austin, TX · $260,013Chicago, IL · $118,214