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Senior Staff Engineer Software, H-1B salary

What 151 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Engineer Software” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Staff Engineer Software?

$178k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Engineer Software, typically $131k to $186k, across 151 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$131k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$155k–$183k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$177,932
151 filings
Top (p90)
$186k
90th percentile
p10 $131k
median $178k
p90 $186k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California126$179k+$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $178kfor 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 Software?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Staff Engineer Software roles are Palo Alto Networks, Samsung, Dish, Intercontinental Exchange, and Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA), based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Staff Engineer Software filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

189 filings carry “Senior Staff Engineer Software” in the title, across 23 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff Engineer Software”; 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.