Staff Security Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 76 certified H-1B applications for Staff Security Engineer roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $187,262.

Median salary offered: $187,262
Middle half earn: $159,666 to $222,332
Top 10% earn over: $252,690
Certified filings: 76

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Intuit Inc.	10	$197,900	$185,994 – $231,311
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	7	$152,027	$149,178 – $156,250
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	7	$142,904	$137,014 – $157,898
Coupang Global LLC	4	$176,436	$154,165 – $190,980
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.	3	$189,592	$161,234 – $189,796
People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling	3	$300,000	$284,500 – $301,000
Macy's Systems & Technology, Inc.	2	$170,518	$163,404 – $177,631
eShares, Inc.	2	$245,000	$230,000 – $260,000
CVS Pharmacy Inc.	2	$177,892	$176,275 – $179,508
Box, Inc.	2	$197,662	$189,738 – $205,587
ActiveHours, Inc.	1	$210,704	$210,704 – $210,704
Aetna Resources LLC	1	$168,300	$168,300 – $168,300
Chegg, Inc.	1	$205,000	$205,000 – $205,000
Attentive Mobile, Inc.	1	$235,000	$235,000 – $235,000
Altruist Corporation	1	$225,000	$225,000 – $225,000
Archer Aviation Operating Corp.	1	$166,962	$166,962 – $166,962
Aledade, Inc.	1	$200,000	$200,000 – $200,000
Airwallex US, LLC	1	$270,000	$270,000 – $270,000
Airbnb, Inc.	1	$204,000	$204,000 – $204,000
Aircall.io, Inc.	1	$250,000	$250,000 – $250,000
Guidewire Software, Inc.	1	$185,994	$185,994 – $185,994
Gemini Space Station	1	$205,000	$205,000 – $205,000
Justworks, Inc.	1	$253,380	$253,380 – $253,380
Interactive Brokers LLC	1	$195,000	$195,000 – $195,000
Kentik Technologies, Inc.	1	$174,500	$174,500 – $174,500
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.	1	$128,211	$128,211 – $128,211
DK Crown Holdings Inc.	1	$160,680	$160,680 – $160,680
Datadog, Inc.	1	$252,000	$252,000 – $252,000
LYFT, Inc.	1	$175,000	$175,000 – $175,000
Lucid USA, Inc.	1	$184,579	$184,579 – $184,579
Kodiak Robotics, Inc	1	$225,000	$225,000 – $225,000
Michaels Stores, Inc.	1	$144,789	$144,789 – $144,789
Okta, Inc.	1	$158,662	$158,662 – $158,662
Octane Lending, Inc.	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Neutron Holdings Inc.	1	$204,000	$204,000 – $204,000
Plume Design, Inc.	1	$187,262	$187,262 – $187,262
Ripple Labs, Inc.	1	$240,000	$240,000 – $240,000
Squarespace, Inc.	1	$247,046	$247,046 – $247,046
Tools for Humanity Corporation	1	$272,000	$272,000 – $272,000
Treasure Data, Inc.	1	$145,000	$145,000 – $145,000
Twilio, Inc.	1	$212,313	$212,313 – $212,313
Uber Technologies, Inc.	1	$236,500	$236,500 – $236,500
Whop Inc.	1	$355,000	$355,000 – $355,000
X Corp.	1	$200,000	$200,000 – $200,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
San Francisco, CA	8	$213,656	$199,498 – $247,500
New York, NY	6	$234,800	$201,150 – $247,750
San Diego, CA	6	$152,027	$147,753 – $156,192
Mountain View, CA	5	$205,299	$202,134 – $221,443
Palo Alto, CA	3	$210,704	$198,983 – $282,852
Seattle, WA	3	$200,000	$182,805 – $218,250
Oakland, CA	3	$248,559	$217,276 – $248,559
Santa Clara, CA	3	$160,793	$160,396 – $217,896
Redwood City, CA	2	$197,662	$189,738 – $205,587
Austin, TX	2	$301,000	$300,500 – $301,500
Plano, TX	2	$178,446	$172,419 – $184,473
Chicago, IL	2	$163,938	$148,406 – $179,469
Bellevue, WA	2	$204,331	$181,496 – $227,166
Harrison, NJ	2	$137,014	$134,068 – $139,959
Johns Creek, GA	2	$170,518	$163,404 – $177,631
Georgetown, TX	2	$164,106	$146,158 – $182,053
Irving, TX	2	$167,394	$156,092 – $178,697
San Jose, CA	2	$161,379	$158,588 – $164,170
Boston, MA	1	$160,680	$160,680 – $160,680
Atlanta, GA	1	$185,000	$185,000 – $185,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	3	$190,000
Level III	16	$156,250
Level IV	47	$202,134

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	6	$196,131
2024	18	$174,579
2025	32	$197,500
2026	20	$187,793