Staff Engineer, H-1B salary
What 5,046 H-1B filings report for “Staff Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Engineer?
$141k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer, typically $65k to $211k, across 5,046 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $173k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California2,239$173k+$32k
- 2Arizona84$151k+$10k
- 3New York219$150k+$9k
- 4Massachusetts171$150k+$9k
- 5Georgia93$132k−$9k
- 6North Carolina81$132k−$9k
- 7Oregon24$122k−$19k
- 8Minnesota73$122k−$19k
- 9Colorado96$121k−$20k
- 10Texas775$121k−$20k
- 11Washington239$113k−$28k
- 12Wisconsin30$92k−$49k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $141kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Engineer roles are VMware, Samsung, BTI Solutions, Nutanix, and MediaTek, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full 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
- 1VMware583 filings$195k
- 2Samsung402 filings$165k
- 3BTI Solutions170 filings$59k
- 4Nutanix165 filings$188k
- 5MediaTek152 filings$130k
- 6Arm147 filings$155k
- 7Seagate129 filings$122k
- 8Terracon121 filings$70k
- 9Marvell90 filings$130k
- 10Fermilab59 filings$78k
- 11Alibaba Group58 filings$177k
- 12Palo Alto Networks53 filings$134k
- 13American Express46 filings$177k
- 14Dulles Engineering39 filings$72k
- 15TJX Companies37 filings$150k
- 16American Structurepoint36 filings$62k
- 17eClinicalWorks34 filings$150k
- 18Wayfair34 filings$180k
- 19Geosyntec Consultants32 filings$60k
- 20Weeks Marine30 filings$69k
- 21Intertek29 filings$72k
- 22Tenstorrent28 filings$189k
- 23Inteplast Group27 filings$63k
- 24Illumio26 filings$167k
- 25Allpro Consulting Group26 filings$64k
- 26Stripe24 filings$168k
- 27Home Box Office24 filings$130k
- 28Spotify24 filings$252k
- 29Eximietas Design22 filings$151k
- 30Experian22 filings$151k
- 31Shipt21 filings$185k
- 32HVJ Associates21 filings$70k
- 33Fugro20 filings$68k
- 34SpacePalm19 filings$87k
- 35Nagarro17 filings$92k
- 36Goken America17 filings$59k
- 37Regeneron16 filings$155k
- 38Stryker16 filings$99k
- 39Climate15 filings$179k
- 40Aia Engineers14 filings$66k
- 41Synapse Design Automation13 filings$130k
- 42Zeku13 filings$166k
- 43Golder Associates13 filings$69k
- 44SK hynix memory solutions America13 filings$132k
- 45CONSOR Engineers12 filings$63k
- 46Early Warning Services12 filings$141k
- 47OKBL USA Technology12 filings$281k
- 48Rubrik12 filings$229k
- 49Mentor Graphics12 filings$129k
- 50McKinsey12 filings$222k
Related titles in this family
14,957 filings carry “Staff Engineer” in the title, across 2,193 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Staff Engineer1,229 filings$158k
- 2Staff Engineer, Software551 filings$139k
- 3Sr. Staff Engineer361 filings$154k
- 4Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering185 filings$130k
- 5Staff Engineer I166 filings$85k
- 6Senior Staff Engineer Software151 filings$178k
- 7Staff Engineer, R&d Engineering147 filings$130k
- 8Staff Engineer 2126 filings$116k
- 9Staff Engineer II111 filings$97k
- 10Staff Engineer - .Net110 filings$176k
- 11Software Development Staff Engineer100 filings$123k
- 12Staff Engineer, Industrial Engineering91 filings$108k
Figures are for the exact title “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.