Staff Systems Engineer, H-1B salary
What 690 H-1B filings report for “Staff Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Systems Engineer?
$131k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Systems Engineer, typically $112k to $176k, across 690 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $141k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California322$141k+$10k
- 2Georgia47$139k+$8k
- 3Michigan24$136k+$5k
- 4Texas145$127k−$4k
- 5Colorado32$125k−$6k
- 6New Jersey25$119k−$12k
- 7Virginia32$119k−$12k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $131kfor 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 Systems Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Systems Engineer roles are Qualcomm, Visa, Home Depot, Walmart, and MaxLinear, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Systems Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Qualcomm217 filings$129k
- 2Visa156 filings$123k
- 3Home Depot47 filings$138k
- 4Walmart24 filings$131k
- 5MaxLinear20 filings$116k
- 6Macy's13 filings$144k
- 7Abbott11 filings$131k
- 8Cadence11 filings$125k
- 9Beckman Coulter10 filings$131k
- 10Arriver Software10 filings$120k
- 11Tesla10 filings$186k
- 12Airbnb8 filings$178k
- 13General Motors8 filings$165k
- 14ServiceNow7 filings$144k
- 15Blackhawk Network6 filings$120k
- 16LinkedIn6 filings$160k
- 17Intuit5 filings$135k
- 18Latitude AI4 filings$175k
- 19VMware4 filings$183k
- 20Vonage4 filings$176k
- 21Cypress Semiconductor4 filings$125k
- 22iRhythm Technologies3 filings$180k
- 23Medidata Solutions3 filings$123k
- 24Torc Robotics3 filings$186k
- 25Apptronik2 filings$136k
- 26Blackboard2 filings$145k
- 27Branch Metrics2 filings$184k
- 28Coupang2 filings$209k
- 29Guidewire Software2 filings$164k
- 30NIO2 filings$175k
- 31NXP Semiconductors2 filings$143k
- 32Plume2 filings$163k
- 33Quantcast2 filings$170k
- 34Uber2 filings$198k
- 35Zola Electric Labs2 filings$168k
- 36Zoox2 filings$150k
- 37iota Biosciences2 filings$189k
- 38Itron2 filings$122k
- 39Rocket Limited Partnership2 filings$135k
- 40Ventana Medical Systems2 filings$121k
- 41Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment1 filings$131k
- 42Anokiwave1 filings$105k
- 43Arris1 filings$80k
- 44Achronix1 filings$180k
- 45Argo AI1 filings$216k
- 46Auris Health1 filings$210k
- 47Aurora Innovation1 filings$181k
- 48Becton Dickinson1 filings$165k
- 49BorgWarner1 filings$132k
- 50Bright Machines1 filings$216k
Related titles in this family
1,064 filings carry “Staff Systems Engineer” in the title, across 71 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Staff Systems Engineer167 filings$149k
- 2Sr. Staff Systems Engineer80 filings$143k
- 3Senior Member of Technical Staff - Systems Engineering11 filings$133k
- 4Senior Member Technical Staff-Systems Engineering10 filings$130k
- 5Member of Technical Staff (Systems Engineer)8 filings$185k
- 6Senior Staff Systems Engineer/Manager7 filings$155k
- 7Lead Staff Systems Engineer6 filings$147k
- 8Distinguished Member of Technical Staff-Systems Engineering4 filings$131k
- 9Sr. Member of Technical Staff, Systems Engineering4 filings$128k
- 10Staff Systems Engineer I4 filings$126k
- 11IT - Staff Systems Engineer3 filings$145k
- 12Member Technical Staff - Systems Engineering3 filings$74k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Systems 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.