Senior Staff Engineer Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 3,149 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Engineer Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): 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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Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 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
- 1Qualcomm824 filings$161k
- 2Palo Alto Networks290 filings$178k
- 3Charles Schwab213 filings$122k
- 4Juniper Networks113 filings$173k
- 5ServiceNow100 filings$183k
- 6Equinix97 filings$158k
- 7Continental73 filings$122k
- 8Intuit56 filings$234k
- 9GAP54 filings$180k
- 10Tesla47 filings$197k
- 11VMware43 filings$150k
- 12The Hartford36 filings$135k
- 13Samsung34 filings$184k
- 14Zscaler27 filings$199k
- 15Stryker26 filings$121k
- 16Gigamon25 filings$170k
- 17Marvell23 filings$142k
- 18Blackhawk Network23 filings$147k
- 19Experian22 filings$153k
- 20SoFi21 filings$257k
- 21A10 Networks20 filings$164k
- 22Bill.com19 filings$240k
- 23Salesforce19 filings$142k
- 24General Electric18 filings$170k
- 25Xilinx17 filings$179k
- 26Cerebras Systems14 filings$173k
- 27Google14 filings$309k
- 28GE Vernova14 filings$172k
- 29Ping Identity14 filings$144k
- 30Dish13 filings$106k
- 31PayPal12 filings$225k
- 32CSAA Insurance Services11 filings$142k
- 33Delphix11 filings$132k
- 34WP Engine11 filings$145k
- 35GE HealthCare11 filings$159k
- 36MaxLinear11 filings$125k
- 37LinkedIn10 filings$180k
- 38MobileIron9 filings$165k
- 39Nokia9 filings$174k
- 40Affirm8 filings$245k
- 41Western Union8 filings$157k
- 42DiDi8 filings$200k
- 43Illumina8 filings$160k
- 44Spirent8 filings$134k
- 45Arris8 filings$138k
- 46Blue Yonder7 filings$135k
- 47Ivanti7 filings$188k
- 48Hewlett Packard Enterprise7 filings$155k
- 49Vitesco Technologies7 filings$130k
- 50Warner Bros.7 filings$162k
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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.
- 1Senior Staff Engineer, Software Engineering2 filings$121k
- 2Senior Staff Engineer, Software Engineering, Ssd1 filings$148k
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.