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Staff AI Engineer, H-1B salary

What 20 H-1B filings report for “Staff AI Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$234k median H-1B base salary for a Staff AI Engineer, typically $182k to $298k, across 20 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2024 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$182k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$210k–$253k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$234,450
20 filings
Top (p90)
$298k
90th percentile
p10 $182k
median $234k
p90 $298k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

Not enough state-level data.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Staff AI Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff AI Engineer roles are Arm, SoFi, and ServiceTitan, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff AI Engineer 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

31 filings carry “Staff AI Engineer” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Staff AI 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.