Senior Staff Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,229 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Staff Engineer?
$158k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Engineer, typically $85k to $227k, across 1,229 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $173k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California645$173k+$15k
- 2New York36$173k+$15k
- 3Washington54$168k+$10k
- 4Massachusetts65$155k−$3k
- 5Texas143$151k−$7k
- 6Wisconsin29$117k−$41k
- 7Michigan59$115k−$43k
- 8Illinois23$91k−$67k
- 9Georgia29$75k−$83k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $158kfor 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 Senior Staff Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Staff Engineer roles are Samsung, MediaTek, Comerica, Geosyntec Consultants, and Palo Alto Networks, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Staff Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Samsung119 filings$185k
- 2MediaTek75 filings$168k
- 3Comerica68 filings$117k
- 4Geosyntec Consultants66 filings$69k
- 5Palo Alto Networks61 filings$160k
- 6Marvell47 filings$153k
- 7TJX Companies37 filings$165k
- 8Terracon34 filings$86k
- 9Seagate29 filings$147k
- 10Home Box Office24 filings$175k
- 11Uber22 filings$243k
- 12American Family Insurance22 filings$121k
- 13Schnabel Management Services20 filings$86k
- 14Infineon Technologies Americas20 filings$154k
- 15Ventana Micro Systems19 filings$175k
- 16Nutanix19 filings$173k
- 17Jacobs Associates17 filings$90k
- 18Nagarro13 filings$78k
- 19SK hynix memory solutions America13 filings$154k
- 20Illumio11 filings$185k
- 21Tectus10 filings$165k
- 22Xmotors.Ai9 filings$280k
- 23Zeku9 filings$173k
- 24Kohler Co.8 filings$96k
- 25Intertek8 filings$116k
- 26VeriFone8 filings$131k
- 27Experian8 filings$171k
- 28Futurewei7 filings$170k
- 29American Express6 filings$251k
- 30Cypress Semiconductor6 filings$138k
- 31Goodix Technology6 filings$165k
- 32SiFive6 filings$162k
- 33Rippling6 filings$298k
- 34PredictSpring6 filings$165k
- 35Upscale AI5 filings$230k
- 36Stryker5 filings$140k
- 37GAP5 filings$168k
- 38Udemy5 filings$212k
- 39Bayer5 filings$179k
- 40A10 Networks4 filings$146k
- 41Achronix4 filings$185k
- 42Early Warning Services4 filings$145k
- 43Foghorn Systems4 filings$165k
- 44Fiserv4 filings$186k
- 45MIPS Holding4 filings$192k
- 46Motorola Solutions4 filings$90k
- 47Petaio4 filings$133k
- 48Vimo4 filings$240k
- 49Wayfair4 filings$172k
- 50Yourpeople4 filings$177k
Related titles in this family
2,321 filings carry “Senior Staff Engineer” in the title, across 401 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Staff Engineer Software151 filings$178k
- 2Senior Staff Engineer, Product Software68 filings$167k
- 3Analog Ic Design Senior Staff Engineer25 filings$174k
- 4Senior Staff Engineer - .Net25 filings$208k
- 5Senior Staff Engineer Applications22 filings$141k
- 6Senior Staff Engineer, Design Verification21 filings$152k
- 7Design Verification Senior Staff Engineer18 filings$156k
- 8Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Ic Design17 filings$149k
- 9Digital Ic Design Senior Staff Engineer16 filings$156k
- 10Hardware & Silicon Validation Senior Staff Engineer14 filings$157k
- 11Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Design14 filings$150k
- 122100.Senior Staff Engineer13 filings$85k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff 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.