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Staff Software Development Engineer, H-1B salary

What 892 H-1B filings report for “Staff Software Development Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$170k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Software Development Engineer, typically $133k to $215k, across 892 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $189k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$133k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$149k–$193k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$170,000
892 filings
Top (p90)
$215k
90th percentile
p10 $133k
median $170k
p90 $215k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Washington48$189k+$19k
  • 2California425$181k+$11k
  • 3Rhode Island25$164k−$6k
  • 4Texas154$161k−$9k
  • 5Arizona22$157k−$13k
  • 6Illinois48$151k−$19k
  • 7North Carolina23$145k−$25k
  • 8Connecticut32$135k−$35k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $170kfor 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 Software Development Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Software Development Engineer roles are Tesla, CVS Health, Fortinet, Aetna, and Zscaler, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Software Development Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

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Related titles in this family

1,296 filings carry “Staff Software Development Engineer” in the title, across 56 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Staff Software Development 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.