Senior Staff Engineer Software H-1B salaries

Employers filed 107 certified H-1B applications for Senior Staff Engineer Software roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $180,019.

Median salary offered: $180,019
Middle half earn: $172,931 to $182,994
Top 10% earn over: $209,012
Certified filings: 107

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	80	$179,920	$174,258 – $182,555
Safeway Inc.	8	$207,460	$193,564 – $211,357
Samsung Research America, Inc.	7	$226,138	$216,615 – $226,158
Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc.	2	$216,000	$216,000 – $216,000
DISH Network LLC	2	$130,520	$130,520 – $130,520
FreeWire Technologies, Inc.	1	$147,368	$147,368 – $147,368
Enphase Energy, Inc.	1	$163,550	$163,550 – $163,550
Discovery Energy, LLC	1	$177,500	$177,500 – $177,500
Corporate Brokers, LLC dba Tential	1	$176,800	$176,800 – $176,800
Ruckus Wireless LLC	1	$132,978	$132,978 – $132,978
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	1	$173,584	$173,584 – $173,584
Tenstorrent USA Inc.	1	$155,709	$155,709 – $155,709
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.	1	$130,312	$130,312 – $130,312

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Santa Clara, CA	72	$180,019	$178,198 – $182,555
Mountain View, CA	7	$226,138	$216,615 – $226,158
Pleasanton, CA	7	$210,912	$207,460 – $214,298
Austin, TX	2	$159,630	$157,669 – $161,590
Seattle, WA	2	$159,722	$158,304 – $161,141
Plano, TX	2	$169,398	$162,080 – $176,717
Englewood, CO	2	$130,520	$130,520 – $130,520
Bayonne, NJ	1	$163,646	$163,646 – $163,646
Evansville, IN	1	$176,800	$176,800 – $176,800
Milpitas, CA	1	$169,326	$169,326 – $169,326
Mountain House, CA	1	$216,000	$216,000 – $216,000
Lilburn, GA	1	$135,257	$135,257 – $135,257
Newark, CA	1	$147,368	$147,368 – $147,368
Pittsburgh, PA	1	$126,610	$126,610 – $126,610
San Francisco, CA	1	$187,178	$187,178 – $187,178
Round Rock, TX	1	$177,500	$177,500 – $177,500
San Jose, CA	1	$173,584	$173,584 – $173,584
Sunnyvale, CA	1	$132,978	$132,978 – $132,978
Waunakee, WI	1	$130,312	$130,312 – $130,312
West Hollywood, CA	1	$160,822	$160,822 – $160,822

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	5	$172,931
Level III	4	$165,027
Level IV	15	$210,912

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	$172,394
2024	33	$178,198
2025	46	$182,555
2026	22	$180,019