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Staff Software Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 4,959 certified H-1B applications for Staff Software Engineer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $181,272.

Median salary offered
$181,272
Middle half earn
$152,422 to $213,512
Top 10% earn over
$247,000
Certified filings
4,959

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.943$152,341$150,080 – $160,000
LinkedIn Corporation208$212,505$188,500 – $219,960
ServiceNow, Inc.145$185,232$177,154 – $189,823
Google LLC143$267,000$257,250 – $280,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.139$242,300$229,500 – $257,350
Intuit Inc.133$205,980$183,395 – $216,615
Home Depot Management Company LLC130$157,680$151,311 – $164,730
PayPal, Inc.114$210,000$194,949 – $226,969
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.93$152,027$146,328 – $152,027
Tesla, Inc.52$199,348$190,153 – $219,600
Databricks, Inc.49$223,142$210,000 – $226,138
Macy's Systems & Technology, Inc.47$179,100$171,950 – $184,900
Deere & Company44$140,000$134,075 – $144,400
Gap Inc.43$170,000$154,800 – $181,130
Airbnb, Inc.41$204,000$204,000 – $204,000
Moody's Analytics, Inc.39$176,800$160,322 – $185,379
Social Finance, LLC39$240,000$214,481 – $251,000
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.38$149,149$148,074 – $150,897
Okta, Inc.37$182,312$161,357 – $212,202
Indeed, Inc.34$184,000$155,709 – $194,622
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.32$160,569$159,744 – $161,307
TriNet USA, Inc.31$167,622$159,416 – $177,934
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.30$150,598$146,328 – $152,366
General Motors27$220,000$179,166 – $242,500
Visa Technology & Operations LLC26$146,925$134,602 – $155,683
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC25$192,500$190,346 – $209,900
Pinterest, Inc.24$186,202$163,862 – $228,119
Blue Yonder, Inc.22$139,464$125,531 – $148,190
BILL Operations LLC22$215,125$206,250 – $220,000
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.21$250,000$250,000 – $275,000
Snowflake Inc.21$236,000$236,000 – $236,000
Maplebear Inc.21$250,000$250,000 – $255,000
Sirius XM Radio LLC21$170,000$160,000 – $189,592
Coinbase, Inc.21$256,500$249,000 – $256,500
Hartford Fire Insurance Company20$126,784$118,082 – $134,510
Aurora Operations, Inc.19$189,000$171,000 – $200,767
Western Union, LLC19$144,200$139,500 – $153,158
Affirm, Inc.18$225,000$202,500 – $225,000
Coupang Global LLC18$190,486$182,312 – $192,372
GE Healthcare Iits USA Corporation18$149,174$145,875 – $151,975
Chewy, Inc.17$207,700$201,900 – $215,900
Cohesity, Inc.17$166,640$163,200 – $226,158
Marqeta, Inc.17$218,454$196,000 – $224,498
Galileo Financial Technologies16$237,500$222,500 – $243,461
Turo, Inc.16$208,051$195,142 – $216,806
Zscaler, Inc.15$173,324$164,576 – $191,210
CDK Global, LLC15$152,353$144,560 – $168,431
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.15$192,000$161,008 – $202,911
Robinhood Markets, Inc.14$226,500$217,000 – $249,879
ServiceTitan, Inc.14$210,000$205,700 – $214,125

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Sunnyvale, CA724$153,301$150,762 – $216,800
San Francisco, CA387$219,545$203,266 – $250,000
Bentonville, AR335$151,667$143,631 – $165,000
Santa Clara, CA215$185,232$160,338 – $199,534
Mountain View, CA209$226,668$214,755 – $264,514
San Diego, CA198$152,479$152,027 – $184,974
San Jose, CA184$207,559$187,741 – $226,158
Austin, TX162$162,614$148,425 – $184,007
Seattle, WA145$208,000$190,486 – $241,020
New York, NY138$208,500$189,592 – $244,875
Bellevue, WA107$201,572$185,194 – $216,650
Atlanta, GA86$155,328$149,820 – $164,730
Fremont, CA71$206,315$190,592 – $221,632
Palo Alto, CA66$226,158$207,044 – $238,630
Dallas, TX54$165,000$157,694 – $170,000
Chicago, IL45$150,100$144,560 – $157,248
Johns Creek, GA43$178,500$171,600 – $183,400
Mountain House, CA39$153,301$150,762 – $186,390
Boston, MA37$189,900$173,000 – $215,900
Foster City, CA37$203,000$161,637 – $213,512

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I46$135,283
Level II333$180,000
Level III1,362$167,050
Level IV2,071$198,488

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2023361$182,312
20241,784$175,000
20251,818$180,082
2026996$195,120