H-1B Staff Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Software Engineer is $170,872, across 9,587 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$170,872
Average wage
$176,178
90th percentile
$230,000
Certified LCAs
9,587
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $68,203
- 25th
- $149,781
- Median
- $170,872
- Average
- $176,178
- 90th
- $230,000
- Highest
- $2,083,656
Based on 9,581 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
813FY20
1,133FY21
1,625FY22
1,509FY23
1,673FY24
1,966FY25
868FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 211 | $258,000 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 204 | $233,750 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 104 | $207,293 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 74 | $194,880 |
| LINKEDIN CORPORATION | 491 | $186,589 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 269 | $180,825 |
| Indeed, Inc. | 86 | $178,000 |
| Intuit Inc. | 400 | $176,495 |
| Okta, Inc. | 76 | $167,710 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1,683 | $155,000 |
| Home Depot Management Company LLC | 201 | $155,000 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 128 | $147,534 |
| HOME DEPOT PRODUCT AUTHORITY, LLC | 71 | $140,000 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 333 | $132,814 |
| Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. | 121 | $132,814 |
Salaries by location
Sunnyvale, CA · $180,278San Francisco, CA · $207,000San Diego, CA · $133,370Mountain View, CA · $192,941Bentonville, AR · $146,196Santa Clara, CA · $169,695San Jose, CA · $184,080Austin, TX · $150,705Seattle, WA · $204,000New York, NY · $200,000Palo Alto, CA · $206,546Atlanta, GA · $150,365Bellevue, WA · $200,000Fremont, CA · $190,000Dallas, TX · $160,000