Staff Engineer, Software H-1B Salary

293 certified H-1B filings list the job title Staff Engineer, Software (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $146,850; the middle half of filings fall between $130,520 and $168,405. The largest sponsor for this title is DISH Network LLC (68 filings).

293
certified filings
$146,850
Median base salary
$130,520
25th pct
$168,405
75th pct
$187,382
90th pct
$117,021
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
$117,021$146,850 median$187,382

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202668$153,065
FY202585$150,897
FY202479$142,002
FY202361$130,520

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Englewood, CO61$130,520
Pleasanton, CA33$183,400
Plano, TX28$166,050
Peachtree City, GA12$136,354
Santa Clara, CA12$150,445
Austin, TX9$125,000
South San Francisco, CA8$154,326
Mountain View, CA7$192,941
Chicago, IL6$107,318
Littleton, CO6$121,222
San Jose, CA6$153,802
Carlsbad, CA5$157,581
American Fork, UT4$123,354
Arlington, TX4$166,490
Dublin, CA4$183,375
San Diego, CA4$152,027
Foster City, CA3$148,450
Frisco, TX3$140,608
San Francisco, CA3$184,662
Atlanta, GA2$130,060

Staff Engineer, Software salary by employer

Top 34 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
DISH Network LLC68$130,520
Safeway Inc.52$176,734
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.40$146,848
Dish Wireless LLC25$130,520
ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.16$172,906
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.12$148,591
Samsung Research America, Inc.12$190,005
Paylocity Corporation10$155,000
Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)9$127,504
Panasonic Automotive Systems America, LLC7$149,760
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC6$107,318
Becton, Dickinson and Company4$160,000
Ignitarium Inc.4$122,500
Arlo Technologies, Inc.2$165,464
Bayer U.S. LLC2$142,815
Beachbody, LLC2$172,950
Ensemble RCM LLC2$226,138
PSEMI CORPORATION2$157,581
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.2$171,998
Tenstorrent USA Inc.2$202,267
AlphaSense Inc.1$275,000
Bayer HealthCare LLC1$142,830
Cint USA, Inc.1$140,608
CyberArk Software USA, LP1$149,429
d-MATRiX Corporation1$196,000
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC1$148,949
Hypertherm Inc.1$113,505
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.1$164,440
Lenovo (United States) Inc1$101,421
Omnicell, Inc.1$205,065
OneMain General Services Corporation1$148,949
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.1$190,000
Social Finance, LLC1$209,687
Woodward, Inc.1$134,867

Related job titles

Staff Software Engineer $175,000Software Engineer Staff $173,966Senior Staff Software Engineer $185,209Staff Software Development Engineer $178,500Senior Staff Engineer Software $179,822Staff Software Applications Engineer $146,328Software Engineer Senior Staff $192,941Staff Software Quality Engineer $159,352Staff Software QA Engineer $163,919Staff Engineer, Product Software $147,368

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