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Senior Staff Software Engineer · Santa Clara, CA

Senior Staff Software Engineer in Santa Clara, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 124 certified H-1B applications for Senior Staff Software Engineer roles in Santa Clara, CA between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $183,828, 4% below the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered
$183,828
Middle half earn
$178,198 to $207,063
Top 10% earn over
$237,542
Certified filings
124

Pay by employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.64$178,198−3%$174,700 – $179,922
ServiceNow, Inc.21$226,158+23%$212,327 – $239,841
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.16$192,834+5%$191,483 – $196,409
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.7$198,248+8%$189,773 – $199,618
Edelman Financial Engines, LLC4$190,481+4%$186,526 – $199,516
d-MATRiX Corporation2$215,500+17%$212,750 – $218,250
Xmotors.Ai, Inc.2$365,000+99%$365,000 – $365,000
Hammerspace, Inc.1$210,000+14%$210,000 – $210,000
Gigamon, Inc.1$184,6620%$184,662 – $184,662
Dremio Corporation1$234,062+27%$234,062 – $234,062
Cribl, Inc.1$226,158+23%$226,158 – $226,158
Cloudera, Inc.1$255,000+39%$255,000 – $255,000
JetStream Security, Inc.1$305,000+66%$305,000 – $305,000
Infoblox Inc.1$230,000+25%$230,000 – $230,000
Zenith Electronics, LLC1$199,534+9%$199,534 – $199,534

By experience level
Level I1$149,365$149,360
Level II5$210,000$187,750
Level III3$199,534$226,130
Level IV12$242,500$264,520

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

By year
202314$187,531
202457$179,822
202531$192,015
202622$188,752

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-04Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.$200,852–
2026-06-03Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$150,438–
2026-04-30Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$149,365I
2026-04-23Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$187,178–
2026-04-10Edelman Financial Engines, LLC$190,326–
2026-04-07Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.$210,492–
2026-03-26Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$158,298–
2026-03-24ServiceNow, Inc.$239,841–
2026-03-23Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.$198,248–
2026-03-23Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$148,299–
2026-03-09ServiceNow, Inc.$239,841–
2026-03-03Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$148,299–
2026-02-24ServiceNow, Inc.$239,841–
2026-02-17ServiceNow, Inc.$239,841–
2026-02-09ServiceNow, Inc.$264,514IV
2026-02-05ServiceNow, Inc.$239,841–
2026-01-20Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$179,396–
2026-01-19Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.$198,384–
2026-01-16Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$179,396–
2026-01-15Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$179,396–
2026-01-09Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$148,290–
2026-01-09Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$179,396–
2025-12-31Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.$198,384–
2025-12-29Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$179,396–
2025-12-23Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$186,491–

The 25 most recent of 124. Every filing is on the Santa Clara, CA and Senior Staff Software Engineer pages.

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