Software Engineer Staff I, H-1B salary
What 10 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer Staff I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Software Engineer Staff I?
$128k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer Staff I, typically $124k to $143k, across 10 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2020).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Samsung10 filings$128k
Related titles in this family
16 filings carry “Software Engineer Staff I” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Engineer Staff III3 filings$200k
- 2Software Engineer Staff II2 filings$140k
- 3Software Engineer Staff III (Quality Assurance Manager)1 filings$134k
Figures are for the exact title “Software Engineer Staff I”; 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.