H-1B Staff Software Engineer, Backend Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Software Engineer, Backend is $189,540, across 44 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$189,540
Average wage
$197,386
90th percentile
$252,250
Certified LCAs
44
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $127,400
- 25th
- $168,709
- Median
- $189,540
- Average
- $197,386
- 90th
- $252,250
- Highest
- $300,000
Based on 44 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce, Inc. | 3 | $256,682 |
| Tinder LLC | 2 | $252,497 |
| Nium, Inc. | 2 | $240,000 |
| Poshmark Inc. | 4 | $215,072 |
| Match Group LLC | 2 | $214,250 |
| BILL Operations, LLC | 2 | $210,851 |
| Bill.com | 2 | $202,500 |
| Apollo Graph, Inc. | 2 | $181,708 |
| Hinge Health, Inc. | 3 | $180,000 |
| The Climate Corporation | 1 | $180,000 |
| Webflow, Inc. | 3 | $168,709 |
| DSSV, Inc. | 1 | $157,477 |
| Slack Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $156,749 |
| Edelman Financial Engines, LLC | 6 | $144,196 |
| Compass Group USA, Inc. | 1 | $139,027 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $180,000Palo Alto, CA · $241,000San Jose, CA · $225,000Santa Clara, CA · $172,931Redwood City, CA · $212,572Leander, TX · $144,196Chandler, AZ · $181,708Dallas, TX · $210,990Plymouth, MN · $210,000Bellevue, WA · $168,709Brooklyn, NY · $157,477Edgewater, NJ · $168,000Charlotte, NC · $139,027Dover, NH · $127,400Sunnyvale, CA · $195,000