Staff Software Development Engineer Eng, H-1B salary
What 51 H-1B filings report for “Staff Software Development Engineer Eng” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Software Development Engineer Eng?
$211k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Software Development Engineer Eng, typically $192k to $237k, across 51 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2024 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California43$213k+$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $211kfor 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
- 1Tesla51 filings$211k
Related titles in this family
57 filings carry “Staff Software Development Engineer Eng” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr Staff Software Development Engineer - Eng6 filings$232k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Software Development Engineer Eng”; 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.