Staff Software Development Engineer H-1B Salary

620 certified H-1B filings list the job title Staff Software Development Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $178,500; the middle half of filings fall between $155,474 and $197,339. The largest sponsor for this title is Tesla, Inc. (153 filings).

620
certified filings
$178,500
Median base salary
$155,474
25th pct
$197,339
75th pct
$218,378
90th pct
$140,000
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
$140,000$178,500 median$218,378

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026168$170,000
FY2025275$176,325
FY2024117$188,173
FY202360$188,155

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Fremont, CA80$200,000
San Jose, CA40$183,396
Sunnyvale, CA26$170,000
Richardson, TX25$164,400
Austin, TX22$192,339
Buffalo Grove, IL21$160,444
Hartford, CT21$135,000
Woonsocket, RI19$165,500
Palo Alto, CA14$200,000
Santa Clara, CA13$192,941
Frisco, TX11$163,598
Mckinney, TX11$175,000
San Diego, CA11$174,000
Seattle, WA9$189,830
Bellevue, WA8$211,210
Scottsdale, AZ7$154,289
Monroeville, PA6$148,750
Plano, TX6$174,753
Alpharetta, GA5$182,427
Bothell, WA5$200,000

Staff Software Development Engineer salary by employer

Top 44 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Tesla, Inc.153$201,051
CVS Pharmacy Inc.111$179,531
Aetna Resources LLC63$159,088
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC63$155,000
Zscaler, Inc.51$185,000
Caremark LLC41$150,972
Fortinet, Inc.35$172,784
ProCare Pharmacy LLC15$149,990
Dexcom, Inc.12$165,000
Coupang Global LLC9$190,486
FIS Management Services, LLC6$189,100
IQVIA Inc.5$152,960
ID.me, Inc.4$264,514
Infinera Corporation4$161,028
LiveRamp, Inc.4$201,000
Musarubra US, LLC4$127,486
Nokia of America Corporation4$157,005
Risk Management Solutions, Inc.4$200,000
Adobe Inc.2$169,000
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.2$150,798
Fastly, Inc.2$217,598
Logik.io Inc.2$140,000
MCG Health, LLC.2$191,050
Sunpower Corporation, Systems2$146,268
Aetna International LLC1$125,345
Calm.com, Inc.1$230,000
CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC.1$235,000
Charles Schwab and Company, Inc.1$134,118
Complete Solar, Inc.1$130,000
Cue Health, Inc.1$165,000
Dataquad Inc1$98,000
Experian Information Solutions Inc.1$145,000
FLEXERA SOFTWARE LLC1$134,118
Harmonic, Inc.1$140,000
HP Inc.1$132,683
IQVIA RDS Inc.1$168,041
Medidata Solutions, Inc.1$160,038
Oak Street Health MSO, LLC1$166,439
Platform Science, Inc.1$205,831
Remitly, Inc.1$225,000
ServiceNow, Inc.1$192,941
ShortTok, Inc.1$200,000
Signify Health LLC1$170,000
Viavi Solutions, Inc.1$157,248

Related job titles

Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer $210,000Staff Software Engineer $175,000Software Development Engineer $150,000Staff Engineer, Software $146,850Software Engineer Staff $173,966Engineer - Software Development $128,690Software Development Engineer II $165,240Software Development Engineer I $129,000Software Development Engineer III $198,880Senior Software Development Engineer $149,240

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