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Staff Engineer, Software: H-1B salaries

290 labor condition applications used the job title Staff Engineer, Software. Median offered base salary $147,907; middle half $130,520–$168,848.

Applications (LCAs)290

Median offered salary$147,907

Middle half of salaries$130,520–$168,848

10th–90th percentile$119,816–$187,692

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
DISH Network LLC	64	$130,520
Safeway Inc.	53	$176,734
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	40	$146,848
Dish Wireless LLC	23	$130,520
Ice Mortgage Technology, Inc.	16	$172,906
Samsung Research America, Inc.	13	$190,005
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	12	$148,591
Paylocity Corporation	11	$155,000
Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)	9	$127,504
Dish Network L.L.C.	6	$116,376
Dish Wireless, L.L.C.	5	$133,660
Ignitarium Inc.	4	$122,500
Panasonic Automotive Systems America, LLC	3	$149,760
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	2	$171,998
Beachbody, LLC	2	$172,950
Arlo Technologies, Inc.	2	$165,464
Bayer U.S. LLC	2	$142,815
Becton, Dickinson and Company	2	$160,000
Tenstorrent USA Inc.	2	$202,267
Ensemble RCM LLC	2	$226,138
Psemi Corporation	2	$157,581
Roviero, Inc	1	—
Sumo Logic Inc.	1	$203,000
Cdi Solutions, Inc.	1	—
d-MATRiX Corporation	1	$196,000
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC	1	$148,949
Cint USA, Inc.	1	$140,608
Social Finance, LLC	1	$209,687
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.	1	$164,440
NxStage Medical, Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company	1	$152,050
OneMain General Services Corporation	1	$148,949
Omnicell, Inc.	1	$205,065
Hypertherm Inc.	1	$113,505
Woodward, Inc.	1	$134,867
CyberArk Software USA, LP	1	—
AlphaSense Inc.	1	$275,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$129,732
Level II (qualified)	$125,000
Level III (experienced)	$139,443
Level IV (fully competent)	$168,100

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	60	$132,870
FY2024	76	$142,002
FY2025	83	$150,897
FY2026	61	$154,419

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).