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Staff Engineer 2, H-1B salary

What 126 H-1B filings report for “Staff Engineer 2” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Engineer 2?

$116k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer 2, typically $88k to $251k, across 126 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$88k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$92k–$150k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$116,000
126 filings
Top (p90)
$251k
90th percentile
p10 $88k
median $116k
p90 $251k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California109$103k−$13k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $116kfor 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 2?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Engineer 2 roles are Stanford University, VMware, Home Box Office, and Western Alliance Bank, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Engineer 2 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

157 filings carry “Staff Engineer 2” in the title, across 21 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Staff Engineer 2”; 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.