Staff Engineer at VMware
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does VMware pay a Staff Engineer on an H-1B?
$195k VMware has filed 583 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Staff Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2024 at a median base salary of $195k. Most of those filings fall between $180k and $210k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
583
Median base salary
$195k
Middle 50%
$180k to $210k
Filings and pay by year
Staff Engineer at VMware, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 15 | $224k |
| FY2023 | 44 | $225k |
| FY2022 | 63 | $207k |
| FY2021 | 99 | $197k |
| FY2020 | 102 | $198k |
| FY2019 | 95 | $194k |
| FY2018 | 75 | $182k |
| FY2017 | 90 | $180k |
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto, CA | 468 | $197k |
| Atlanta, GA | 22 | $158k |
| Bellevue, WA | 18 | $196k |
| Austin, TX | 16 | $180k |
| Boston, MA | 7 | $200k |
| Palo Alto, TX | 4 | $174k |
| Burlington, MA | 4 | $191k |
| Edison, NJ | 3 | $203k |
| Plano, TX | 3 | $195k |
| Cary, NC | 3 | $179k |
| Nashua, NH | 3 | $220k |
| Apex, NC | 2 | $170k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level III | 9 | $185k |
| Level IV | 463 | $198k |
Other roles VMware sponsors
Member of Technical Staff 2,088Senior Member of Technical Staff 779Member of Technical Staff - Software Engineering 345R&D Engineer Software 237Sr. Member of Technical Staff 124Member of Technical Staff 3 121Senior Member of Technical Staff - Software Engineering 88Software Engineer 88Product Manager 81R&D Engineer Software 4 79Senior Product Manager 75Member of Technical Staff- Quality Engineering 66