Staff SW Engineer at Visa
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Visa pay a Staff SW Engineer on an H-1B?
$128k Visa has filed 933 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Staff SW Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $128k. Most of those filings fall between $117k and $140k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
933
Median base salary
$128k
Middle 50%
$117k to $140k
Filings and pay by year
Staff SW Engineer at Visa, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 61 | $145k |
| FY2025 | 117 | $140k |
| FY2024 | 83 | $138k |
| FY2023 | 81 | $133k |
| FY2022 | 153 | $128k |
| FY2021 | 93 | $118k |
| FY2020 | 143 | $119k |
| FY2019 | 107 | $122k |
| FY2018 | 65 | $121k |
| FY2017 | 30 | $115k |
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 | 450 | $124k |
| Foster City, CA | 250 | $141k |
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 121 | $123k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 49 | $147k |
| Atlanta, GA | 25 | $129k |
| Ashburn, VA | 11 | $120k |
| Bellevue, WA | 11 | $149k |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $118k |
| Lehi, UT | 2 | $134k |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $103k |
| Ashburn, CA | 1 | $131k |
| Austin, CA | 1 | $108k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | $86k |
| Level II | 119 | $119k |
| Level III | 181 | $118k |
| Level IV | 386 | $132k |