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Software Engineer Staff, H-1B salary

What 536 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer Staff” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$148k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer Staff, typically $120k to $193k, across 536 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$120k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$139k–$171k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$147,534
536 filings
Top (p90)
$193k
90th percentile
p10 $120k
median $148k
p90 $193k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California423$152k+$4k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $148kfor 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 Staff?

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

589 filings carry “Software Engineer Staff” in the title, across 23 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer 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.