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

Employers filed 182 certified H-1B applications for Staff Engineer roles in San Jose, CA between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $196,465, 27% above the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered: $196,465
Middle half earn: $165,106 to $216,091
Top 10% earn over: $257,200
Certified filings: 182

Pay by employer


Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	34	$186,472	−5%	$178,006 – $196,942
Nutanix, Inc.	32	$231,520	+18%	$226,158 – $262,488
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	29	$205,072	+4%	$186,826 – $216,091
MediaTek USA Inc.	21	$157,000	−20%	$144,000 – $159,000
Eximietas Design LLC	17	$151,091	−23%	$127,234 – $156,853
OKBL USA Technology Inc.	10	$281,000	+43%	$250,568 – $322,770
Arm, Inc.	9	$204,901	+4%	$204,901 – $204,901
Frore Systems, Inc.	3	$155,300	−21%	$155,300 – $157,285
SK hynix memory solutions America inc.	3	$192,373	−2%	$166,186 – $197,756
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	3	$140,235	−29%	$137,216 – $148,783
Cohesity, Inc.	2	$210,000	+7%	$201,000 – $219,000
BILL Operations LLC	2	$215,295	+10%	$213,222 – $217,368
Automation Anywhere, Inc.	2	$204,036	+4%	$197,961 – $210,111
eTopus Technology Inc	2	$160,000	−19%	$157,500 – $162,500
Platform9 Systems, Inc.	2	$192,500	−2%	$191,250 – $193,750
Delphix Corp.	1	$199,534	+2%	$199,534 – $199,534
Aviva Links Inc.	1	$170,248	−13%	$170,248 – $170,248
DataDirect Networks, Inc.	1	$264,514	+35%	$264,514 – $264,514
OKC USA Holding Inc.	1	$285,840	+45%	$285,840 – $285,840
Isotopes AI, Inc.	1	$250,000	+27%	$250,000 – $250,000
Imagry, Inc.	1	$199,534	+2%	$199,534 – $199,534
SAFE Securities, Inc.	1	$187,741	−4%	$187,741 – $187,741
Shopify (USA) Inc.	1	$234,062	+19%	$234,062 – $234,062
TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC	1	$202,068	+3%	$202,068 – $202,068
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.	1	$163,000	−17%	$163,000 – $163,000
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company	1	$175,000	−11%	$175,000 – $175,000

By experience level


Level I	6	$127,617	$149,360
Level II	28	$156,926	$187,750
Level III	39	$186,472	$226,130
Level IV	62	$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


2023	8	$207,500
2024	50	$204,022
2025	71	$199,534
2026	53	$186,472

Latest filings

Received			Level
2026-06-08	Arm, Inc.	$216,091	IV
2026-06-02	SK hynix memory solutions America inc.	$140,000	–
2026-06-02	Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	$186,472	III
2026-05-29	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$203,148	–
2026-05-29	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$207,673	–
2026-05-28	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$199,406	IV
2026-05-22	MediaTek USA Inc.	$187,000	III
2026-05-22	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$167,800	–
2026-05-15	Nutanix, Inc.	$258,653	–
2026-05-15	MediaTek USA Inc.	$141,000	–
2026-05-07	Cohesity, Inc.	$228,000	III
2026-05-06	Frore Systems, Inc.	$159,270	–
2026-05-01	Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	$176,696	II
2026-04-28	Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	$199,058	–
2026-04-24	Nutanix, Inc.	$208,552	–
2026-04-21	MediaTek USA Inc.	$144,000	–
2026-04-17	MediaTek USA Inc.	$159,000	–
2026-04-15	MediaTek USA Inc.	$130,000	I
2026-04-15	MediaTek USA Inc.	$128,000	I
2026-04-14	Nutanix, Inc.	$208,552	–
2026-04-10	Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	$157,331	III
2026-04-10	Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	$186,472	III
2026-04-10	Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	$186,472	III
2026-04-10	MediaTek USA Inc.	$166,000	III
2026-04-09	Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	$198,248	–

The 25 most recent of 182. Every filing is on the San Jose, CA and Staff Engineer pages.

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