Skip to content
H1BSalary.net

Staff Engineer Software Engineer, H-1B salary

What 9 H-1B filings report for “Staff Engineer Software Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$149k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer Software Engineer, typically $117k to $179k, across 9 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2024).

Browse open jobs at H-1B sponsorsRefreshed daily · apply straight with the employer
Entry-ish (p10)
$117k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$121k–$163k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$148,800
9 filings
Top (p90)
$179k
90th percentile
p10 $117k
median $149k
p90 $179k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

Not enough state-level data.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Staff Engineer Software Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Engineer Software Engineer roles are Collins Aerospace and Alibaba Group, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Engineer Software Engineer 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

85 filings carry “Staff Engineer Software Engineer” in the title, across 6 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Staff Engineer Software 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.