Staff Software Development Engineer
Median salary
$179,915
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$160,000 – $202,763
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-1.76%
-4.74% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
337 filings
Staff Software Development Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$146,346
P25$160,000
Median$179,915
P75$202,763
P90$226,639
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$160,12614 LCAs
Level III$155,00082 LCAs
Level IV$187,130186 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Staff Software Development Engineer 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 96%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 95.85% | 323 | $159,803 | $179,812 | $201,018 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Software Development Engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvs Pharmacy | 80 | $176,646 | -1.8% |
| Tesla | 62 | $221,770 | +23.3% |
| Cvs Shared Resources | 40 | $160,000 | -11% |
| Zscaler | 38 | $195,660 | +8.8% |
| Aetna Resources | 22 | $168,598 | -6.2% |
| Caremark | 20 | $156,618 | -12.9% |
| Inovalon | 14 | $158,000 | -12.1% |
| Fortinet | 10 | $181,328 | +0.8% |
| Dexcom | 5 | $183,865 | +2.3% |
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 Software Development Engineer35 LCAs · median $202,763
- Staff Software Development Engineer - Engineer19 LCAs · median $221,000
- Staff Software Development Engineer V14 LCAs · median $158,000