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Sr Staff Engineer, H-1B salary

What 361 H-1B filings report for “Sr Staff Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$154k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Staff Engineer, typically $110k to $230k, across 361 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $173k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$110k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$130k–$185k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$154,086
361 filings
Top (p90)
$230k
90th percentile
p10 $110k
median $154k
p90 $230k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California191$173k+$19k
  • 2Texas57$150k−$4k
  • 3Michigan29$121k−$33k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $154kfor 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 Sr Staff Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Staff Engineer roles are Samsung, Comerica, Palo Alto Networks, Seagate, and MediaTek, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Staff Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

727 filings carry “Sr Staff Engineer” in the title, across 194 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Sr Staff 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.