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Software Engineer Staff III, H-1B salary

What 81 H-1B filings report for “Software Engineer Staff III” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$200k median H-1B base salary for a Software Engineer Staff III, typically $134k to $247k, across 81 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$134k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$160k–$226k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$200,000
81 filings
Top (p90)
$247k
90th percentile
p10 $134k
median $200k
p90 $247k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California43$201k+$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $200kfor 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 III?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Software Engineer Staff III roles are Samsung, Confluent, Coupang, Etsy, and Harness, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Software Engineer Staff III 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

4 filings carry “Software Engineer Staff III” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

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