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Staff Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,340 certified H-1B applications for Staff Engineer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $155,300.

Median salary offered
$155,300
Middle half earn
$101,603 to $193,500
Top 10% earn over
$228,000
Certified filings
1,340

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Arm, Inc.95$161,179$154,565 – $166,941
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.70$174,532$161,179 – $204,901
MediaTek USA Inc.55$152,000$137,000 – $159,000
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.50$178,006$155,995 – $186,472
Terracon Consultants, Inc.40$77,250$73,825 – $82,475
Nutanix, Inc.40$226,158$211,490 – $251,146
Dulles Engineering, Inc26$71,906$71,906 – $96,054
Eximietas Design LLC22$151,091$129,402 – $156,853
Seagate US LLC22$132,111$129,397 – $139,724
The TJX Companies, Inc.20$159,801$148,385 – $175,151
Tenstorrent USA Inc.19$200,070$181,251 – $207,000
Nagarro, Inc17$87,651$79,747 – $106,662
eClinicalWorks LLC16$158,500$150,000 – $174,500
Experian Information Solutions Inc.15$153,051$144,265 – $156,183
VMware LLC15$223,626$220,550 – $241,953
American Structurepoint, Inc.13$72,800$68,640 – $75,400
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.12$194,473$189,592 – $200,129
OKBL USA Technology Inc.12$281,000$255,522 – $312,310
Spotify USA, Inc.11$271,340$260,975 – $285,155
Shipt, Inc.11$180,960$162,046 – $199,087
SpacePalm Incorporated11$91,520$86,840 – $94,640
Illumio, Inc.10$193,638$171,293 – $219,867
Paycom Payroll, LLC9$238,483$230,000 – $250,000
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.9$158,625$157,272 – $159,963
Professional Service Industries, Inc. d/b/a Intertek PSI9$73,500$72,000 – $76,000
Omnissa, LLC8$232,500$219,732 – $235,712
American Engineers Group, LLC8$71,178$68,806 – $73,382
Best Buy Co., Inc.8$172,431$167,547 – $181,120
Shopify (USA) Inc.8$207,865$155,428 – $241,675
BTI Solutions, Inc7$83,200$76,055 – $127,208
Rubrik, Inc.7$235,000$228,500 – $255,000
Datadog, Inc.7$300,000$260,000 – $310,500
Fiserv Solutions, LLC7$156,270$151,906 – $187,210
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.7$140,235$135,098 – $147,522
Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc.6$209,326$197,825 – $214,863
UES Professional Solutions, LLC6$65,135$61,250 – $69,942
Corning Research & Development Corporation6$134,537$130,888 – $135,626
Allpro Consulting Group, Inc.6$64,459$64,459 – $65,411
Wayfair LLC6$200,769$196,430 – $202,995
Brookhaven National Laboratory6$109,991$105,000 – $114,996
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)6$170,770$167,766 – $197,000
Schnabel Management Services, Inc.6$77,000$72,540 – $78,780
ThoughtSpot, Inc.6$199,534$188,380 – $219,502
Stripe, Inc.6$186,399$180,564 – $215,622
Tavant Technologies, Inc.5$127,878$125,653 – $127,878
DISH Network LLC5$142,314$140,358 – $142,314
Early Warning Services, LLC5$151,757$151,757 – $151,757
HVJ Associates, Inc5$83,000$80,000 – $83,000
Niagara Bottling, LLC5$145,000$142,000 – $146,970
Eightfold AI Inc.5$229,441$224,283 – $230,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
San Jose, CA182$196,465$165,106 – $216,091
Austin, TX119$154,565$151,216 – $161,179
New York, NY56$210,810$163,951 – $261,388
San Diego, CA55$158,000$135,500 – $166,941
Santa Clara, CA42$203,133$168,476 – $225,571
San Francisco, CA38$212,077$190,000 – $245,000
Sunnyvale, CA34$200,526$184,001 – $226,790
Houston, TX33$85,000$77,000 – $104,000
Palo Alto, CA26$227,420$221,341 – $244,283
Sterling, VA21$71,906$71,906 – $90,938
Marlborough, MA19$159,984$148,256 – $175,152
Seattle, WA18$191,500$184,356 – $211,432
Dallas, TX18$68,864$64,459 – $84,867
Atlanta, GA13$82,971$67,500 – $194,214
Phoenix, AZ12$191,230$185,208 – $195,589
San Mateo, CA11$184,710$153,000 – $230,000
Bellevue, WA11$155,000$98,644 – $192,180
Mountain View, CA11$226,138$204,767 – $226,329
Boston, MA11$189,557$162,926 – $200,769
Plano, TX10$146,424$127,878 – $174,304

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I273$75,000
Level II196$113,866
Level III257$157,366
Level IV512$184,558

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202385$184,662
2024385$151,216
2025522$154,565
2026348$159,066