Staff Design Engineer, H-1B salary
What 273 H-1B filings report for “Staff Design Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Design Engineer?
$150k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Design Engineer, typically $108k to $173k, across 273 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $154k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California183$154k+$4k
- 2Texas62$141k−$9k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $150kfor 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 Staff Design Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Design Engineer roles are Xilinx, Arm, Micron, Esencia Technologies, and Ubilinx Technology, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Design Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Xilinx68 filings$158k
- 2Arm59 filings$150k
- 3Micron28 filings$170k
- 4Esencia Technologies11 filings$145k
- 5Ubilinx Technology10 filings$152k
- 6Analog Devices8 filings$123k
- 7Visa7 filings$133k
- 8Alpha and Omega Semiconductor5 filings$130k
- 9Silicon Laboratories5 filings$155k
- 10Project Denver Employer4 filings$119k
- 11Texasldpc Inc.4 filings$80k
- 12Iq-Analog4 filings$96k
- 13Qorvo4 filings$128k
- 14ScaleFlux3 filings$140k
- 15Western Digital3 filings$112k
- 162RW Consultants3 filings$86k
- 17ACL Digital3 filings$130k
- 18Marvell3 filings$132k
- 19Monolithic Power Systems3 filings$177k
- 20Renesas3 filings$131k
- 21Silanna Semiconductor3 filings$146k
- 22Tensor Auto2 filings$128k
- 23Encore Semi2 filings$135k
- 24Empower Semiconductor2 filings$113k
- 25Macom Connectivity Solutions2 filings$143k
- 26Devicor Medical Products2 filings$124k
- 27Hypertherm2 filings$97k
- 28Nutanix2 filings$197k
- 29Toshiba2 filings$134k
- 30AICC1 filings$140k
- 31Anokiwave1 filings$105k
- 32Arcosa1 filings$65k
- 33Asr Microelectronics International1 filings$158k
- 34Achronix1 filings$170k
- 35Cypress Semiconductor1 filings$149k
- 36Condor Computing1 filings$215k
- 37Hubbell1 filings$102k
- 38M.C. Dean1 filings$107k
- 39Microchip Technology1 filings$89k
- 40NeoPhotonics1 filings$175k
- 41Petaio1 filings$160k
- 42Rivian1 filings$226k
- 43Sigma Designs1 filings$125k
- 44Unisys Infotech1 filings$142k
- 45V-Silicon1 filings$125k
Related titles in this family
383 filings carry “Staff Design Engineer” in the title, across 42 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Staff Design Engineer37 filings$165k
- 2Sr. Staff Design Engineer12 filings$163k
- 3Associate Staff Design Engineer7 filings$131k
- 4Technical Staff Design Engineer6 filings$117k
- 5Member of Technical Staff Design Engineer5 filings$122k
- 6Member of Technical Staff - Design Engineering3 filings$117k
- 7Senior Member of Technical Staff Design Engineer2 filings$142k
- 8Staff Design Engineer Applications2 filings$153k
- 9Staff Design Engineer – Product Development2 filings$105k
- 10Staff Engineer RF Analog Staff Design Engineer2 filings$150k
- 11Tech Staff Design Engineer2 filings$102k
- 12Associate Staff Design Engineer (Timing)1 filings$100k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Design 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.