Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) H-1B salaries

Employers filed 232 certified H-1B applications for Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $200,000. The typical offer was 9% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $200,000
Middle half earn: $170,000 to $235,000
Top 10% earn over: $255,000
Certified filings: 232

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Pure Storage, Inc.	130	$190,000	−5%	$167,780 – $210,000
OpenAI OpCo, LLC	55	$255,000	+27%	$210,000 – $317,500
Everpure, Inc.	22	$149,365	−25%	$149,365 – $222,550
Anthropic, PBC	5	$213,512	+7%	$213,512 – $213,512
Decagon AI, Inc.	4	$240,000	+20%	$237,500 – $240,000
Opusclip Inc.	3	$162,000	−19%	$158,500 – $175,000
Etched.ai, Inc.	2	$230,579	+15%	$228,368 – $232,790
11x AI Inc.	2	$185,000	−7%	$185,000 – $185,000
MedicalMine Inc.	2	$94,890	−53%	$94,890 – $94,890
PayPal, Inc.	2	$192,500	−4%	$178,750 – $206,250
Cerebras Systems Inc.	1	$150,000	−25%	$150,000 – $150,000
Salesforce, Inc.	1	$161,000	−19%	$161,000 – $161,000
Sohum Inc.	1	$199,992	0%	$199,992 – $199,992
Sonatus, Inc.	1	$230,000	+15%	$230,000 – $230,000
Standard Kernel Co.	1	$190,000	−5%	$190,000 – $190,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Santa Clara, CA	141	$190,000	$160,000 – $210,000
San Francisco, CA	56	$242,500	$200,000 – $255,000
Bellevue, WA	20	$210,000	$182,500 – $255,000
New York, NY	3	$325,000	$252,500 – $365,000
Sunnyvale, CA	2	$190,000	$170,000 – $210,000
Pleasanton, CA	2	$94,890	$94,890 – $94,890
Cupertino, CA	2	$230,579	$228,368 – $232,790
Mountain View, CA	2	$161,809	$158,404 – $165,214
Alhambra, CA	1	$306,000	$306,000 – $306,000
Austin, TX	1	$165,000	$165,000 – $165,000
Palo Alto, CA	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
San Jose, CA	1	$220,000	$220,000 – $220,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	52	$160,000
Level II	105	$200,000
Level III	44	$232,500
Level IV	26	$228,100

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	17	$200,000
2024	77	$185,000
2025	90	$210,000
2026	48	$199,541