Senior Staff Software Engineer H-1B Salary

977 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Staff Software Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $185,209; the middle half of filings fall between $163,550 and $223,245. The largest sponsor for this title is Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (97 filings).

977
certified filings
$185,209
Median base salary
$163,550
25th pct
$223,245
75th pct
$255,000
90th pct
$144,504
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$144,504$185,209 median$255,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026220$204,285
FY2025271$188,442
FY2024262$182,312
FY2023224$171,820

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Santa Clara, CA136$190,670
San Diego, CA99$177,154
San Jose, CA65$227,299
Mountain View, CA53$234,021
San Francisco, CA45$235,000
Fremont, CA38$211,028
Austin, TX37$165,000
Sunnyvale, CA24$218,555
Pleasanton, CA17$206,000
New York, NY15$220,000
Seattle, WA14$236,993
Charlotte, NC13$139,027
Foster City, CA13$181,813
Glendale, AZ9$142,400
Kirkland, WA9$182,312
Milpitas, CA9$192,941
Mountain House, CA9$180,223
Hartford, CT8$134,574
Phoenix, AZ8$141,350
Atlanta, GA7$153,000

Senior Staff Software Engineer salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.97$177,932
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.83$171,080
Intuit Inc.56$234,021
ServiceNow, Inc.44$206,084
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.34$191,583
Hartford Fire Insurance Company28$137,218
PayPal, Inc.24$237,234
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.24$171,080
Visa Technology & Operations LLC22$160,600
CSAA Insurance Services, Inc.21$142,400
Zscaler, Inc.21$200,000
Tesla, Inc.19$224,000
LinkedIn Corporation18$218,098
Gap Inc.17$194,400
The Gap, Inc.16$188,150
Google LLC12$308,500
Blue Yonder, Inc.10$149,781
Social Finance, LLC10$263,500
AIRBNB, INC.8$244,000
BILL Operations LLC8$246,426
Blackhawk Network, Inc.8$183,310
Databricks, Inc.7$264,514
Deere & Company7$155,000
Illumina, Inc.6$192,487
Western Union, LLC6$166,670
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.5$150,526
Coupang Global LLC5$210,704
Edelman Financial Engines, LLC5$190,326
Magna Electronics, Inc.5$114,691
Minted LLC5$239,200
Ping Identity Corporation5$158,000
Robinhood Markets, Inc.5$290,000
Social Finance, Inc.5$250,000
Stryker Corporation5$153,358
Visa U.S.A. Inc.5$181,813
Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC5$145,000
WarnerMedia Services, LLC5$188,000
Boston Dynamics, Inc.4$152,250
Cloudera, Inc.4$200,000
Cribl, Inc.4$230,579
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC4$205,313
ForgeRock Inc.4$147,750
GE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC4$163,100
Motorola Solutions, Inc.4$132,893
A10 Networks, Inc.3$172,931
ARRIS Global Services, Inc.3$125,042
ARRIS Solutions LLC3$130,978
Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC3$155,893
CyberSource Corporation3$162,386
d-MATRiX Corporation3$215,000

Related job titles

Senior Staff Engineer Software $179,822Software Engineer Senior Staff $192,941Senior Software Engineer $141,969Staff Software Engineer $175,000Software Engineer Senior $135,000Senior Staff Engineer $174,475Senior Engineer, Software $145,000Staff Engineer, Software $146,850Software Senior Engineer $150,520Software Engineer Staff $173,966

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer