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Sr Staff Engineer Software, H-1B salary

What 58 H-1B filings report for “Sr Staff Engineer Software” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$169k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Staff Engineer Software, typically $142k to $205k, across 58 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$142k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$151k–$182k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$168,648
58 filings
Top (p90)
$205k
90th percentile
p10 $142k
median $169k
p90 $205k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California48$170k+$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $169kfor 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 Software?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Staff Engineer Software roles are Palo Alto Networks, Safeway, Intercontinental Exchange, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Staff Engineer Software 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

69 filings carry “Sr Staff Engineer Software” in the title, across 8 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

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