H-1B Staff Engineer, Software Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer, Software is $140,608, across 426 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$140,608
Average wage
$142,965
90th percentile
$183,888
Certified LCAs
426
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $80,260
- 25th
- $121,077
- Median
- $140,608
- Average
- $142,965
- 90th
- $183,888
- Highest
- $226,138
Based on 425 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
40FY20
67FY21
61FY22
60FY23
77FY24
84FY25
37FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Engineer, Software
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Ellie Mae Inc. | 8 | $193,192 |
| ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 21 | $183,350 |
| Safeway Inc. | 50 | $175,860 |
| Social Finance, LLC | 4 | $165,800 |
| Beachbody, LLC | 10 | $163,472 |
| Samsung Research America, Inc. | 25 | $157,477 |
| Paylocity Corporation | 10 | $155,000 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | 9 | $150,761 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 24 | $148,194 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 65 | $135,533 |
| Dish Wireless LLC | 20 | $130,520 |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) | 10 | $127,504 |
| Panasonic Corporation of North America | 4 | $121,077 |
| DISH Network LLC | 108 | $120,879 |
| Dish Network L.L.C. | 13 | $114,618 |
Salaries by location
Englewood, CO · $121,222Pleasanton, CA · $183,400Plano, TX · $159,510Santa Clara, CA · $149,431Mountain View, CA · $163,000South San Francisco, CA · $145,246Austin, TX · $114,754Peachtree City, GA · $127,504Carlsbad, CA · $135,480San Jose, CA · $157,477Littleton, CO · $121,222San Diego, CA · $152,502American Fork, UT · $106,808El Segundo, CA · $165,021Phoenix, AZ · $150,281