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Senior Staff Software Engineer, H-1B salary

What 1,543 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$171k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Software Engineer, typically $129k to $234k, across 1,543 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $220k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$129k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$145k–$193k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$171,080
1,543 filings
Top (p90)
$234k
90th percentile
p10 $129k
median $171k
p90 $234k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1New York23$220k+$49k
  • 2Washington57$190k+$19k
  • 3California1,053$177k+$6k
  • 4Massachusetts24$155k−$16k
  • 5Georgia22$153k−$18k
  • 6Illinois22$148k−$23k
  • 7Texas113$142k−$29k
  • 8Connecticut22$135k−$36k
  • 9Michigan80$120k−$51k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $171kfor 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 Engineer?

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

1,712 filings carry “Senior Staff Software Engineer” in the title, across 102 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff 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.