Staff Engineer Software
Median salary
$161,637
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$142,314 – $182,555
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-0.57%
-3.58% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
142 filings
Staff Engineer Software pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$125,134
P25$142,314
Median$161,637
P75$182,555
P90$204,675
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$125,00021 LCAs
Level III$142,31440 LCAs
Level IV$170,47326 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Staff Engineer Software pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 92%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 92.25% | 131 | $142,314 | $163,550 | $182,555 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 3.52% | 5 | $120,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Engineer Software
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | 35 | $182,555 | +11.6% |
| Dish Network | 23 | $139,443 | -14.7% |
| Safeway | 23 | $172,821 | +5.7% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 10 | $156,593 | -4.2% |
| Samsung Research | 8 | $221,376 | +35.4% |
| Dish Wireless | 7 | $134,971 | -17.5% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Staff Engineer Software47 LCAs · median $182,994