Senior Staff Software Engineer · San Diego, CA

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

Employers filed 80 certified H-1B applications for Senior Staff Software Engineer roles in San Diego, CA between Oct 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $177,154, 7% below the median for this job across the US.

Check what wage level an offer here reaches

Median salary offered: $177,154
Middle half earn: $171,080 to $184,459
Top 10% earn over: $187,235
Certified filings: 80

Pay by employer


Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	45	$177,154	0%	$171,080 – $177,154
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	13	$177,154	0%	$171,080 – $181,867
Intuit Inc.	6	$221,380	+25%	$197,180 – $225,932
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.	5	$177,154	0%	$171,080 – $184,974
Illumina, Inc.	3	$184,974	+4%	$184,974 – $196,987
Insulet Corporation	2	$181,792	+3%	$180,896 – $182,687
Codefied Inc	2	$181,000	+2%	$178,000 – $184,000
Galileo Financial Technologies	1	$255,000	+44%	$255,000 – $255,000
Qualcomm Incorporated	1	$184,974	+4%	$184,974 – $184,974
Sony Electronics Inc.	1	$177,154	0%	$177,154 – $177,154
Synaptics Incorporated	1	$185,091	+4%	$185,091 – $185,091

By experience level


Level IV	71	$177,154	$184,970

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

By year


2023	3	$171,080
2024	37	$171,080
2025	34	$180,439
2026	6	$184,974

Latest filings

Received			Level
2026-05-20	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2026-05-20	Codefied Inc	$187,000	IV
2026-05-13	Synaptics Incorporated	$185,091	IV
2026-02-26	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2026-02-20	Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2026-01-21	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$184,459	–
2025-12-30	Intuit Inc.	$227,212	IV
2025-12-19	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	$184,459	–
2025-12-03	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2025-12-03	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$184,459	–
2025-11-14	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2025-11-05	Illumina, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2025-09-30	Illumina, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2025-09-30	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$181,867	–
2025-09-30	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	$181,867	–
2025-09-10	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$181,867	–
2025-08-28	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2025-07-24	Qualcomm Incorporated	$184,974	IV
2025-06-27	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$177,154	IV
2025-06-27	Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.	$177,154	IV
2025-05-23	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$177,154	IV
2025-05-15	Illumina, Inc.	$209,000	IV
2025-05-12	Intuit Inc.	$229,560	IV
2025-04-15	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$179,011	–
2025-04-10	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$177,154	IV

The 25 most recent of 80. Every filing is on the San Diego, CA and Senior Staff Software Engineer pages.

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