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Senior Staff Software Applications Engineer, H-1B salary

What 177 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Software Applications Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$133k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Software Applications Engineer, typically $110k to $181k, across 177 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $155k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$110k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$122k–$155k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$132,683
177 filings
Top (p90)
$181k
90th percentile
p10 $110k
median $133k
p90 $181k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California68$155k+$22k
  • 2Texas78$125k−$8k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $133kfor 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 Software Applications Engineer?

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

182 filings carry “Senior Staff Software Applications Engineer” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff Software Applications 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.