Staff Software Engineer Systems Infrastructure, H-1B salary
What 221 H-1B filings report for “Staff Software Engineer Systems Infrastructure” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Software Engineer Systems Infrastructure?
$195k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Software Engineer Systems Infrastructure, typically $171k to $226k, across 221 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2020 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California198$198k+$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $195kfor 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
- 1LinkedIn221 filings$195k
Related titles in this family
261 filings carry “Staff Software Engineer Systems Infrastructure” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure33 filings$220k
- 2Principal Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure7 filings$266k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Software Engineer Systems Infrastructure”; 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.