Staff Engineer Software H-1B salaries

Employers filed 221 certified H-1B applications for Staff Engineer Software roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $149,429.

Median salary offered: $149,429
Middle half earn: $134,971 to $169,740
Top 10% earn over: $187,998
Certified filings: 221

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
DISH Network LLC	52	$139,443	$130,520 – $142,314
Safeway Inc.	52	$176,734	$168,461 – $187,115
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.	30	$148,908	$132,267 – $155,605
Dish Wireless LLC	19	$134,971	$129,199 – $139,443
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	10	$149,149	$148,313 – $150,671
Samsung Research America, Inc.	9	$187,069	$172,931 – $200,000
Paylocity Corporation	7	$158,200	$155,000 – $165,075
Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)	7	$142,002	$127,504 – $142,002
Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc.	4	$140,150	$131,800 – $148,500
Ignitarium Inc.	4	$122,500	$120,000 – $125,000
Panasonic Automotive Systems America, LLC	3	$149,760	$138,632 – $153,379
Psemi Corporation	2	$157,581	$157,581 – $157,581
Becton, Dickinson and Company	2	$160,000	$160,000 – $160,000
Ensemble RCM LLC	2	$226,138	$226,138 – $226,138
Tenstorrent USA Inc.	2	$202,267	$200,900 – $203,634
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC	1	$148,949	$148,949 – $148,949
Hypertherm Inc.	1	$113,505	$113,505 – $113,505
d-MATRiX Corporation	1	$196,000	$196,000 – $196,000
AlphaSense Inc.	1	$275,000	$275,000 – $275,000
Bayer U.S. LLC	1	$145,600	$145,600 – $145,600
Beachbody, LLC	1	$177,100	$177,100 – $177,100
Cint USA, Inc.	1	$140,608	$140,608 – $140,608
CyberArk Software USA, LP	1	$149,429	$149,429 – $149,429
Arlo Technologies, Inc.	1	$171,080	$171,080 – $171,080
NxStage Medical Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company	1	$152,050	$152,050 – $152,050
Omnicell, Inc.	1	$205,065	$205,065 – $205,065
OneMain General Services Corporation	1	$148,949	$148,949 – $148,949
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.	1	$164,440	$164,440 – $164,440
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	1	$186,472	$186,472 – $186,472
Social Finance, LLC	1	$209,687	$209,687 – $209,687
Woodward, Inc.	1	$134,867	$134,867 – $134,867

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Englewood, CO	56	$139,443	$130,520 – $142,314
Plano, TX	33	$168,100	$153,830 – $172,627
Pleasanton, CA	32	$180,900	$167,730 – $188,186
Santa Clara, CA	14	$149,711	$148,452 – $151,629
Peachtree City, GA	9	$142,002	$127,504 – $142,002
Austin, TX	8	$122,500	$119,541 – $126,817
Mountain View, CA	8	$193,302	$181,729 – $201,618
South San Francisco, CA	6	$161,637	$153,338 – $161,637
Phoenix, AZ	5	$150,281	$147,740 – $153,573
San Jose, CA	4	$168,276	$149,901 – $196,388
Carlsbad, CA	4	$153,790	$144,220 – $160,956
Pittsburgh, PA	3	$130,000	$128,305 – $130,790
Littleton, CO	3	$130,520	$123,323 – $134,982
San Diego, CA	3	$157,581	$154,804 – $157,581
Denver, CO	2	$147,316	$138,918 – $155,714
San Ramon, CA	2	$135,787	$135,787 – $135,787
Frisco, TX	2	$156,516	$148,562 – $164,471
Chandler, AZ	1	$111,072	$111,072 – $111,072
Apt. 3109, IL	1	$148,949	$148,949 – $148,949
Allen, TX	1	$164,440	$164,440 – $164,440

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	2	$129,732
Level II	29	$126,339
Level III	83	$139,443
Level IV	52	$162,000

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	13	$130,520
2024	82	$148,382
2025	86	$149,157
2026	40	$156,998