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Staff Software Application Engineer, H-1B salary

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

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

$120k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Software Application Engineer, typically $75k to $172k, across 9 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$75k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$110k–$142k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$120,000
9 filings
Top (p90)
$172k
90th percentile
p10 $75k
median $120k
p90 $172k

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 Software Application Engineer?

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

39 filings carry “Staff Software Application Engineer” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Staff Software Application 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.