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Software Engineer Sr Staff, H-1B salary

What 119 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer Sr Staff” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$180k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer Sr Staff, typically $147k to $202k, across 119 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$147k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$165k–$193k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$180,000
119 filings
Top (p90)
$202k
90th percentile
p10 $147k
median $180k
p90 $202k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California111$181k+$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $180kfor 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 Software Engineer Sr Staff?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer Sr Staff roles are Juniper Networks, Samsung, Siemens, Bill.com, and CARIAD, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer Sr Staff 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

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

Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer Sr Staff”; 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.