Staff Software Engineer at Walmart
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Walmart pay a Staff Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$158k Walmart has filed 1,991 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Staff Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $158k. Most of those filings fall between $150k and $180k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,991
Median base salary
$158k
Middle 50%
$150k to $180k
Filings and pay by year
Staff Software Engineer at Walmart, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 195 | $150k |
| FY2025 | 403 | $153k |
| FY2024 | 361 | $151k |
| FY2023 | 242 | $167k |
| FY2022 | 264 | $180k |
| FY2021 | 171 | $178k |
| FY2020 | 105 | $175k |
| FY2019 | 127 | $170k |
| FY2018 | 77 | $169k |
| FY2017 | 46 | $164k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 942 | $163k |
| Bentonville, AR | 531 | $145k |
| Dallas, TX | 116 | $162k |
| Hoboken, NJ | 60 | $191k |
| San Bruno, CA | 57 | $167k |
| Bellevue, WA | 43 | $200k |
| Mountain House, CA | 40 | $153k |
| Reston, VA | 30 | $174k |
| Tracy, CA | 19 | $153k |
| Fremont, CA | 16 | $187k |
| Lathrop, CA | 14 | $151k |
| Carlsbad, CA | 12 | $171k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 13 | $150k |
| Level III | 1,356 | $170k |
| Level IV | 149 | $132k |