Staff Engineer - Software at Dish
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Dish pay a Staff Engineer - Software on an H-1B?
$120k Dish has filed 183 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Staff Engineer - Software with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $120k. Most of those filings fall between $108k and $135k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
183
Median base salary
$120k
Middle 50%
$108k to $135k
Filings and pay by year
Staff Engineer - Software at Dish, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 22 | $142k |
| FY2025 | 25 | $139k |
| FY2024 | 27 | $131k |
| FY2023 | 24 | $121k |
| FY2022 | 25 | $113k |
| FY2021 | 19 | $111k |
| FY2020 | 14 | $111k |
| FY2019 | 15 | $103k |
| FY2018 | 12 | $105k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Englewood, CO | 141 | $117k |
| Plano, TX | 16 | $135k |
| Denver, CO | 8 | $109k |
| American Fork, UT | 8 | $103k |
| Littleton, CO | 7 | $121k |
| Foster City, CA | 3 | $145k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | $110k |
| Level II | 27 | $102k |
| Level III | 136 | $121k |
| Level IV | 16 | $137k |
Other roles Dish sponsors
Senior Engineer-Software 183Engineer II-Software 82Senior Engineer - Wireless 69Principal Engineer - Software 66Senior Software Test Engineer 60Engineer II - Wireless 56Senior Analyst/Developer 51Software Test Engineer II 41Senior RF Engineer 40RF Engineer II 39Engineer II - Embedded 38Data Scientist II 36