Member Technical Staff Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 297 H-1B filings report for “Member Technical Staff Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Member Technical Staff Software Engineer?
$156k median H-1B base salary for a Member Technical Staff Software Engineer, typically $120k to $195k, across 297 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in California at $165k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California103$165k+$9k
- 2Massachusetts45$160k+$4k
- 3North Carolina93$145k−$11k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $156kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Member Technical Staff Software Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Member Technical Staff Software Engineer roles are NetApp and Verizon, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Member Technical Staff Software Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1NetApp291 filings$158k
- 2Verizon4 filings$108k
- 3Pure Storage2 filings$139k
Related titles in this family
307 filings carry “Member Technical Staff Software Engineer” in the title, across 8 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Member Technical Staff - Software Engineer3 filings$175k
- 2Principal Member Technical Staff-Software Engineer (Pmts)2 filings$134k
- 3Distinguished Member Technical Staff-Software Engineering1 filings$120k
- 4Member Technical Staff-Software Engineer (System Engineer)1 filings$110k
- 5Member Technical Staff- Software Engineering1 filings$111k
- 6Principal Member Technical Staff - Software Engineer1 filings$140k
- 7Senior Member Technical Staff-Software Engineer (Smts)1 filings$166k
Figures are for the exact title “Member Technical Staff Software Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.