Staff Engineer in Austin, TX H-1B salaries

Employers filed 119 certified H-1B applications for Staff Engineer roles in Austin, TX between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $154,565, about level with the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered: $154,565
Middle half earn: $151,216 to $161,179
Top 10% earn over: $167,637
Certified filings: 119

Pay by employer


Arm, Inc.	57	$154,565	0%	$154,565 – $161,179
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	35	$161,179	+4%	$154,565 – $162,854
MediaTek USA Inc.	8	$138,000	−11%	$135,750 – $141,250
Tenstorrent USA Inc.	6	$177,264	+15%	$164,528 – $197,552
American Structurepoint, Inc.	2	$72,020	−53%	$70,330 – $73,710
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	2	$142,550	−8%	$139,275 – $145,825
Aurionpro Fintech, Inc.	1	$139,464	−10%	$139,464 – $139,464
Pivot Engineers, PLLC	1	$90,000	−42%	$90,000 – $90,000
Infrastructure Development Engineering Associates, LLC	1	$60,000	−61%	$60,000 – $60,000
RudderStack Inc	1	$226,600	+47%	$226,600 – $226,600
Professional Service Industries, Inc. d/b/a Intertek PSI	1	$80,000	−48%	$80,000 – $80,000
Terracon Consultants, Inc.	1	$89,650	−42%	$89,650 – $89,650
The Transtec Group, Inc.	1	$94,823	−39%	$94,823 – $94,823
Vision Building Energy Efficiency, LLC	1	$95,680	−38%	$95,680 – $95,680
Wayne Fueling Systems LLC	1	$132,267	−14%	$132,267 – $132,267

By experience level


Level I	5	$75,400	$90,360
Level II	5	$95,680	$114,750
Level III	17	$136,000	$139,150
Level IV	92	$161,179	$163,550

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

By year


2023	3	$181,670
2024	30	$154,565
2025	55	$154,565
2026	31	$161,179

Latest filings

Received			Level
2026-06-17	Arm, Inc.	$161,179	IV
2026-06-16	Vision Building Energy Efficiency, LLC	$95,680	II
2026-06-10	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$164,528	IV
2026-06-05	MediaTek USA Inc.	$141,000	III
2026-05-29	Arm, Inc.	$161,179	IV
2026-05-28	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$193,083	IV
2026-05-01	Arm, Inc.	$161,179	IV
2026-05-01	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$161,179	IV
2026-04-27	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$164,528	IV
2026-04-24	Tenstorrent USA Inc.	$164,528	IV
2026-04-20	MediaTek USA Inc.	$136,000	III
2026-04-13	Pivot Engineers, PLLC	$90,000	II
2026-04-09	Arm, Inc.	$176,030	IV
2026-04-09	MediaTek USA Inc.	$136,000	III
2026-04-03	Arm, Inc.	$161,179	IV
2026-04-02	Terracon Consultants, Inc.	$89,650	I
2026-03-31	Tenstorrent USA Inc.	$164,528	IV
2026-03-31	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$164,528	IV
2026-03-23	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$161,179	IV
2026-03-13	Arm, Inc.	$161,179	IV
2026-03-02	Arm, Inc.	$161,179	IV
2026-02-27	Arm, Inc.	$161,179	IV
2026-02-26	Arm, Inc.	$135,907	III
2026-02-24	Arm, Inc.	$161,179	IV
2026-01-30	Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	$149,100	III

The 25 most recent of 119. Every filing is on the Austin, TX and Staff Engineer pages.

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