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Staff Engineer: H-1B salaries
1,889 labor condition applications used the job title Staff Engineer. Median offered base salary $156,000; middle half $106,000–$193,187.
Applications (LCAs)1,889
Median offered salary$156,000
Middle half of salaries$106,000–$193,187
10th–90th percentile$74,892–$226,984
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Arm, Inc. | 115 | $157,414 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | 85 | $144,000 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 76 | $177,341 |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. | 75 | $172,931 |
| Nutanix, Inc. | 73 | $209,142 |
| VMware, Inc. | 59 | $224,563 |
| Terracon Consultants, Inc. | 47 | $77,000 |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor, L.L.C. | 36 | $185,477 |
| Seagate US LLC | 36 | $129,397 |
| Dulles Engineering, Inc | 29 | $71,906 |
| eClinicalWorks LLC | 25 | $157,000 |
| The TJX Companies, Inc. | 25 | $159,618 |
| Eximietas Design LLC | 22 | $151,091 |
| Tenstorrent USA Inc. | 20 | $201,602 |
| SpacePalm Incorporated | 19 | $87,360 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. | 18 | $193,104 |
| American Structurepoint, Inc. | 17 | $72,800 |
| Nagarro, Inc | 17 | $87,651 |
| BTI Solutions, Inc | 15 | $81,411 |
| Illumio, Inc. | 15 | $167,149 |
| Experian Information Solutions Inc. | 15 | $153,051 |
| Spotify USA, Inc. | 14 | $265,810 |
| Shipt, Inc. | 13 | $181,116 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 13 | $157,948 |
| OKBL USA Technology Inc. | 12 | $281,000 |
| Stripe, Inc. | 11 | $190,486 |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 10 | $174,451 |
| HVJ Associates, Inc | 9 | $83,000 |
| Rubrik, Inc. | 9 | $230,000 |
| Early Warning Services, LLC | 9 | $145,000 |
| Professional Service Industries, Inc. d/b/a Intertek PSI | 9 | $73,500 |
| Paycom Payroll, LLC | 9 | $238,483 |
| Schnabel Management Services, Inc. | 8 | $73,693 |
| Fiserv Solutions, LLC | 8 | $168,135 |
| Shopify (USA) Inc. | 8 | $207,865 |
| Datadog, Inc. | 8 | $300,000 |
| Omnissa, LLC | 8 | $232,500 |
| American Engineers Group, LLC | 8 | $71,178 |
| Wayfair LLC | 7 | $198,618 |
| Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. | 7 | $204,200 |
| Allpro Consulting Group, Inc. | 7 | $64,459 |
| Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. | 7 | $140,235 |
| Corning Research & Development Corporation | 7 | $134,537 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | 6 | $228,900 |
| DISH Network LLC | 6 | $139,900 |
| Niagara Bottling, LLC | 6 | $143,500 |
| Corsair Consulting LLC | 6 | $79,000 |
| ThoughtSpot, Inc. | 6 | $199,534 |
| Aviatrix Systems, Inc. | 6 | $184,662 |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory | 6 | $105,000 |
| Eightfold AI Inc. | 6 | $229,441 |
| Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO) | 6 | $170,770 |
| UES Professional Solutions, LLC | 6 | $65,135 |
| FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC | 5 | $231,000 |
| Climate LLC | 5 | $209,124 |
| Kohler Company | 5 | $99,258 |
| Cohesity, Inc. | 5 | $192,000 |
| NxStage Medical, Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company | 5 | $152,092 |
| Abna Engineering, Inc. | 5 | $71,032 |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | 5 | $125,160 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $74,000 |
| Level II (qualified) | $114,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $157,302 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $184,974 |
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 | 484 | $157,778 |
| FY2024 | 384 | $150,800 |
| FY2025 | 539 | $154,565 |
| FY2026 | 445 | $161,179 |
Cities
- San Jose, CA264
- Austin, TX168
- San Diego, CA81
- New York, NY79
- Palo Alto, CA66
- San Francisco, CA53
- Santa Clara, CA52
- Sunnyvale, CA44
- Houston, TX41
- Seattle, WA25
- Marlborough, MA22
- Dallas, TX22
- Sterling, VA22
- Bellevue, WA20
- Atlanta, GA19
- Phoenix, AZ17
- Irvine, CA15
- Plano, TX14
- Chicago, IL14
- Bloomington, MN14
- Boston, MA13
- Tarrytown, NY13
- Mountain View, CA12
- Indianapolis, IN12
- Scottsdale, AZ12
- Longmont, CO12
- Pleasanton, CA11
- Richardson, TX11
- Pittsburgh, PA11
- San Mateo, CA11
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).