Senior Staff Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 470 certified H-1B applications for Senior Staff Engineer roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $179,396.

Median salary offered: $179,396
Middle half earn: $143,668 to $216,091
Top 10% earn over: $255,248
Certified filings: 470

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.	45	$197,041	$180,200 – $216,091
MediaTek USA Inc.	33	$180,003	$175,000 – $200,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.	26	$275,800	$247,350 – $296,975
Terracon Consultants, Inc.	20	$90,098	$85,334 – $100,000
Comerica Management Company	20	$130,900	$127,125 – $137,575
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	17	$178,198	$175,100 – $179,822
Tenstorrent USA Inc.	16	$186,202	$161,179 – $219,466
Schnabel Management Services, Inc.	16	$86,497	$81,864 – $87,880
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	15	$184,974	$175,542 – $210,496
The TJX Companies, Inc.	14	$169,872	$165,000 – $172,934
Nagarro, Inc	13	$78,478	$78,478 – $81,266
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	12	$166,521	$155,250 – $176,793
Nutanix, Inc.	11	$234,249	$226,158 – $273,978
Illumio, Inc.	9	$187,741	$184,662 – $192,941
Seagate US LLC	9	$157,040	$153,941 – $162,594
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.	8	$83,500	$80,003 – $85,883
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.	6	$251,211	$221,839 – $275,604
Experian Information Solutions Inc.	5	$172,056	$169,000 – $178,500
Upscale AI, Inc	5	$230,000	$217,000 – $230,000
MIPS Holding, Inc.	4	$191,756	$170,000 – $213,512
Ventana Micro Systems Inc.	4	$196,250	$189,375 – $203,250
Xmotors.Ai, Inc.	4	$289,100	$285,400 – $298,560
Safeway Inc.	4	$196,371	$184,043 – $202,034
Fiserv Solutions, LLC	4	$191,214	$178,906 – $208,375
Gap Inc.	3	$206,315	$206,315 – $209,914
Blue Sage Solutions, LLC	3	$172,008	$171,004 – $178,504
Fifth Third Bank, National Association	3	$132,400	$132,400 – $133,686
EdgeQ, Inc.	3	$143,874	$142,598 – $157,597
Early Warning Services, LLC	3	$145,000	$144,572 – $151,467
Jacobs Associates, Inc.	3	$93,600	$92,175 – $99,882
Consumerinfo.com, Inc.	3	$170,000	$169,497 – $171,000
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.	3	$98,150	$98,150 – $98,233
Datadog, Inc.	2	$330,000	$320,000 – $340,000
Cloudera, Inc.	2	$216,768	$204,018 – $229,517
Coupang Global LLC	2	$162,219	$152,172 – $172,266
BNSF Railway Company	2	$243,750	$243,750 – $243,750
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation	2	$138,226	$131,358 – $145,093
Credo Semiconductor, Inc.	2	$192,560	$188,840 – $196,280
People Center, Inc.	2	$317,500	$296,250 – $338,750
Rivian Automotive, LLC	2	$227,012	$227,012 – $227,012
Netskope, Inc.	2	$225,312	$225,156 – $225,469
Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC	2	$115,649	$111,604 – $119,694
Optigrid, LLC	2	$168,282	$161,944 – $174,621
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	2	$150,366	$149,698 – $151,035
Webflow, Inc.	2	$218,006	$215,759 – $220,253
Udemy, Inc.	2	$212,000	$212,000 – $212,000
SiFive, Inc.	2	$179,547	$176,990 – $182,104
Tesla, Inc.	2	$265,200	$265,200 – $265,200
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	2	$187,778	$185,517 – $190,038
Ridgeline, Inc	2	$181,775	$172,662 – $190,888

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
San Jose, CA	81	$211,817	$187,000 – $226,158
Santa Clara, CA	48	$182,176	$175,000 – $225,156
Austin, TX	41	$171,200	$154,565 – $180,200
Sunnyvale, CA	24	$230,110	$187,741 – $268,200
San Francisco, CA	21	$244,000	$243,000 – $285,500
San Diego, CA	20	$181,682	$175,520 – $190,875
New York, NY	12	$251,204	$176,666 – $317,825
Auburn Hills, MI	12	$132,400	$129,350 – $135,675
Frisco, TX	12	$132,636	$128,325 – $145,200
Seattle, WA	10	$233,362	$152,172 – $284,775
Marlborough, MA	10	$169,665	$165,000 – $172,934
Longmont, CO	10	$156,291	$145,345 – $161,242
Phoenix, AZ	6	$212,924	$200,068 – $229,965
Round Rock, TX	4	$177,854	$145,282 – $210,938
Pleasanton, CA	4	$200,828	$182,865 – $208,114
Redwood City, CA	4	$250,000	$244,128 – $250,000
Scottsdale, AZ	4	$151,467	$144,786 – $161,464
Lynnwood, WA	3	$145,944	$145,472 – $194,847
Richardson, TX	3	$123,739	$115,649 – $141,870
Towson, MD	3	$98,150	$98,150 – $98,233

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	16	$86,118
Level II	83	$98,150
Level III	65	$183,257
Level IV	244	$197,041

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	37	$171,320
2024	145	$177,932
2025	168	$178,503
2026	120	$185,737