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Senior Staff Engineer Software Engineer, H-1B salary

What 3,149 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Engineer Software Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$166k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Engineer Software Engineer, typically $125k to $221k, across 3,149 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $195k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$125k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$143k–$186k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$166,277
3,149 filings
Top (p90)
$221k
90th percentile
p10 $125k
median $166k
p90 $221k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1New York34$195k+$29k
  • 2Washington82$190k+$24k
  • 3California2,182$173k+$7k
  • 4Florida21$170k+$4k
  • 5New Jersey32$159k−$7k
  • 6Massachusetts41$154k−$12k
  • 7Georgia34$150k−$16k
  • 8Arizona20$140k−$26k
  • 9Colorado71$138k−$28k
  • 10Connecticut23$135k−$31k
  • 11Illinois48$134k−$32k
  • 12Texas326$130k−$36k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $166kfor 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 Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Staff Engineer Software Engineer roles are Qualcomm, Palo Alto Networks, Charles Schwab, Juniper Networks, and ServiceNow, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Staff Engineer 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

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Related titles in this family

4 filings carry “Senior Staff Engineer Software Engineer” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff Engineer 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.