Staff Software Engineer in San Diego, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 198 certified H-1B applications for Staff Software Engineer roles in San Diego, CA between Jul 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $152,479, 16% below the median for this job across the US.

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Median salary offered: $152,479
Middle half earn: $152,027 to $184,974
Top 10% earn over: $198,200
Certified filings: 198

Pay by employer


Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	75	$152,027	0%	$146,328 – $152,027
Intuit Inc.	26	$189,351	+24%	$177,154 – $195,770
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	24	$152,027	0%	$146,328 – $152,140
ServiceNow, Inc.	21	$177,154	+16%	$171,080 – $184,974
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC	11	$192,500	+26%	$191,423 – $192,500
GoFundMe, Inc.	6	$222,750	+46%	$211,726 – $232,750
Illumina, Inc.	5	$152,027	0%	$152,027 – $157,581
Epsilon Data Management LLC	4	$142,076	−7%	$131,884 – $152,690
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.	3	$152,027	0%	$149,178 – $152,253
Becton, Dickinson and Company	2	$182,500	+20%	$178,750 – $186,250
Xsense.Ai, Inc.	2	$245,000	+61%	$232,500 – $257,500
Genalyte, Inc.	2	$170,000	+11%	$170,000 – $170,000
Mango Technologies, Inc.	2	$226,500	+49%	$213,250 – $239,750
Sony Electronics Inc.	2	$194,775	+28%	$194,775 – $194,775
Classy, Inc.	2	$185,000	+21%	$180,000 – $190,000
Bionano Genomics, Inc.	1	$205,000	+34%	$205,000 – $205,000
Brain Corporation	1	$164,971	+8%	$164,971 – $164,971
Afresh Technologies, Inc.	1	$207,000	+36%	$207,000 – $207,000
GoPro, Inc.	1	$156,060	+2%	$156,060 – $156,060
Qualcomm Incorporated	1	$157,581	+3%	$157,581 – $157,581
Insulet Corporation	1	$198,595	+30%	$198,595 – $198,595
Path Robotics Inc.	1	$200,340	+31%	$200,340 – $200,340
Stryker Corporation	1	$115,502	−24%	$115,502 – $115,502
Synaptics Incorporated	1	$178,000	+17%	$178,000 – $178,000
Typical Set, LLC	1	$275,000	+80%	$275,000 – $275,000
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.	1	$150,762	−1%	$150,762 – $150,762

By experience level


Level II	3	$131,884	$130,190
Level III	97	$152,027	$157,580
Level IV	65	$192,500	$184,970

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Diego, CA.

By year


2023	11	$171,080
2024	87	$152,027
2025	77	$157,581
2026	23	$184,974

Latest filings

Received			Level
2026-05-29	Qualcomm Incorporated	$157,581	III
2026-05-29	ServiceNow, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2026-05-28	Insulet Corporation	$198,595	IV
2026-05-22	GoFundMe, Inc.	$208,134	IV
2026-05-20	Typical Set, LLC	$275,000	IV
2026-05-08	Intuit Inc.	$191,667	–
2026-04-27	ServiceNow, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2026-04-27	Path Robotics Inc.	$200,340	IV
2026-04-09	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	$157,581	III
2026-04-07	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$153,537	–
2026-04-02	GoFundMe, Inc.	$223,000	IV
2026-03-12	ServiceNow, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2026-03-09	Intuit Inc.	$195,600	IV
2026-03-03	Brain Corporation	$164,971	–
2026-02-21	ServiceNow, Inc.	$184,974	IV
2026-02-13	Intuit Inc.	$195,770	IV
2026-01-22	Intuit Inc.	$195,770	IV
2026-01-21	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	$136,971	–
2026-01-14	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$152,479	–
2026-01-12	Mango Technologies, Inc.	$200,000	IV
2026-01-08	Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.	$157,581	III
2026-01-07	Intuit Inc.	$195,770	IV
2026-01-06	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	$152,479	–
2025-12-17	Intuit Inc.	$184,974	IV
2025-12-11	Epsilon Data Management LLC	$131,884	II

The 25 most recent of 198. Every filing is on the San Diego, CA and Staff Software Engineer pages.

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