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Staff Engineer Software Development Engineering Apps, H-1B salary

What 27 H-1B filings report for “Staff Engineer Software Development Engineering Apps” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Engineer Software Development Engineering Apps?

$131k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer Software Development Engineering Apps, typically $108k to $158k, across 27 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$108k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$120k–$145k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$130,894
27 filings
Top (p90)
$158k
90th percentile
p10 $108k
median $131k
p90 $158k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California26$130k−$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $131kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Figures are for the exact title “Staff Engineer Software Development Engineering Apps”; 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.