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Senior Staff Engineer · San Jose, CA

Senior Staff Engineer in San Jose, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 81 certified H-1B applications for Senior Staff Engineer roles in San Jose, CA between Apr 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $211,817, 18% above the median for this job across the US.

Median salary offered
$211,817
Middle half earn
$187,000 to $226,158
Top 10% earn over
$242,267
Certified filings
81

Pay by employer

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.21$216,091+2%$211,120 – $229,590
MediaTek USA Inc.15$199,000−6%$182,502 – $210,500
Nutanix, Inc.11$234,249+11%$226,158 – $273,978
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.8$210,496−1%$191,157 – $220,899
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.5$175,448−17%$173,686 – $180,827
Credo Semiconductor, Inc.2$192,560−9%$188,840 – $196,280
Automation Anywhere, Inc.2$228,079+8%$227,118 – $229,040
MIPS Holding, Inc.2$213,512+1%$213,512 – $213,512
Cloudera, Inc.1$242,267+14%$242,267 – $242,267
Axiado Corporation1$186,500−12%$186,500 – $186,500
Aviva Links Inc.1$178,006−16%$178,006 – $178,006
Akeana USA, Inc1$210,000−1%$210,000 – $210,000
Bloom Energy Corporation1$167,670−21%$167,670 – $167,670
Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc.1$180,000−15%$180,000 – $180,000
Futurewei Technologies, Inc1$211,8170%$211,817 – $211,817
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation1$124,491−41%$124,491 – $124,491
FloQast, Inc.1$226,138+7%$226,138 – $226,138
PayPal, Inc.1$255,000+20%$255,000 – $255,000
NXP USA, Inc.1$200,000−6%$200,000 – $200,000
Stryker Corporation1$140,706−34%$140,706 – $140,706
Synaptics Incorporated1$136,000−36%$136,000 – $136,000
Tessolve Semiconductor, Inc.1$217,630+3%$217,630 – $217,630
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.1$164,299−22%$164,299 – $164,299

By experience level

Level I1$136,000$149,360
Level II4$189,794$187,750
Level III13$200,000$226,130
Level IV47$216,091$264,520

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Jose, CA.

By year

20234$195,002
202418$204,901
202527$213,512
202632$216,091

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-15Axiado Corporation$186,500III
2026-05-28Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$341,578IV
2026-05-21Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$226,314IV
2026-05-20MediaTek USA Inc.$171,000IV
2026-05-13MediaTek USA Inc.$173,000–
2026-05-04Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$229,590IV
2026-05-04Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$229,590IV
2026-04-30Nutanix, Inc.$201,053IV
2026-04-23Cloudera, Inc.$242,267–
2026-04-22Nutanix, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-04-20MediaTek USA Inc.$187,000III
2026-04-17Nutanix, Inc.$234,249–
2026-04-17Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$216,091IV
2026-04-15MediaTek USA Inc.$187,000III
2026-04-15MediaTek USA Inc.$230,000–
2026-04-10Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.$168,042–
2026-04-10Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.$180,827IV
2026-04-08MediaTek USA Inc.$249,000III
2026-04-07Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$229,590IV
2026-04-03Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.$216,091IV
2026-03-25NXP USA, Inc.$200,000III
2026-03-23MediaTek USA Inc.$200,000–
2026-03-19Nutanix, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-03-13Nutanix, Inc.$318,781III
2026-03-04Nutanix, Inc.$318,781III

The 25 most recent of 81. Every filing is on the San Jose, CA and Senior Staff Engineer pages.

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