Staff Engineer I Software, H-1B salary
What 11 H-1B filings report for “Staff Engineer I Software” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Engineer I Software?
$167k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer I Software, typically $135k to $193k, across 11 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2020 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Samsung11 filings$167k
Related titles in this family
44 filings carry “Staff Engineer I Software” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Staff Engineer I, Software Process Engineering23 filings$197k
- 2Staff Engineer I, Software QA4 filings$167k
- 3Staff Engineer I, Software Analysis Engineering2 filings$185k
- 4Staff Engineer I, Software Project Management2 filings$222k
- 5Senior Staff Engineer I, Software1 filings$155k
- 6Staff Engineer I - Software Test Automation1 filings$116k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Engineer I 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.