Staff Engineer at Arm
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Arm pay a Staff Engineer on an H-1B?
$155k Arm has filed 147 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Staff Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $155k. Most of those filings fall between $146k and $163k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
147
Median base salary
$155k
Middle 50%
$146k to $163k
Filings and pay by year
Staff Engineer at Arm, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 29 | $161k |
| FY2025 | 52 | $155k |
| FY2024 | 15 | $160k |
| FY2023 | 19 | $151k |
| FY2022 | 11 | $157k |
| FY2021 | 10 | $126k |
| FY2020 | 3 | $118k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $136k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $126k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $143k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 91 | $155k |
| San Diego, CA | 14 | $167k |
| San Jose, CA | 13 | $205k |
| Chandler, AZ | 12 | $146k |
| Durham, NC | 7 | $160k |
| Cary, NC | 2 | $141k |
| Waltham, MA | 2 | $129k |
| Beaverton, OR | 1 | $108k |
| McKinney, TX | 1 | $148k |
| Morrisville, NC | 1 | $143k |
| Niagara Falls, NY | 1 | $118k |
| Raleigh, NC | 1 | $143k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 4 | $109k |
| Level III | 7 | $136k |
| Level IV | 127 | $155k |