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Senior Staff Systems Engineer, H-1B salary

What 167 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$149k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Systems Engineer, typically $110k to $177k, across 167 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $156k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$110k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$137k–$166k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$148,762
167 filings
Top (p90)
$177k
90th percentile
p10 $110k
median $149k
p90 $177k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California115$156k+$7k
  • 2Michigan28$123k−$26k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $149kfor 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 Systems Engineer?

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

181 filings carry “Senior Staff Systems Engineer” in the title, across 9 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff Systems 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.