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Staff Software Development Engineer: H-1B salaries

627 labor condition applications used the job title Staff Software Development Engineer. Median offered base salary $178,688; middle half $155,423–$198,061.

Applications (LCAs)627

Median offered salary$178,688

Middle half of salaries$155,423–$198,061

10th–90th percentile$140,000–$218,904

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Tesla, Inc.	159	$201,140
CVS Pharmacy Inc.	112	$179,672
Aetna Resources LLC	63	$159,088
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC	63	$150,000
Zscaler, Inc.	50	$175,000
Caremark LLC	43	$151,795
Fortinet, Inc.	37	$172,784
ProCare Pharmacy LLC	15	$149,990
Coupang Global LLC	10	$190,486
FIS Management Services, LLC	8	$189,100
Dexcom, Inc.	6	$164,000
IQVIA Inc.	5	$152,960
Risk Management Solutions, Inc.	4	$200,000
Infinera Corporation	4	$161,028
Fastly, Inc.	4	$215,197
Musarubra US, LLC	4	$127,486
ID.me, Inc.	4	$264,514
Nokia of America Corporation	4	$157,005
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.	3	$149,357
LiveRamp, Inc.	3	$207,000
Adobe Inc.	2	$169,000
Sunpower Corporation, Systems	2	$146,268
MCG Health, LLC.	2	$191,050
Logik.io Inc.	2	$140,000
Cue Health, Inc.	1	$165,000
HP Inc.	1	$132,683
ServiceNow, Inc.	1	$192,941
Flexera Software LLC	1	$134,118
Aetna International LLC	1	$125,345
Remitly, Inc.	1	$225,000
Calm.com, Inc.	1	$230,000
Dataquad Inc	1	$98,000
Harmonic, Inc.	1	$140,000
Complete Solar, Inc.	1	$130,000
Signify Health LLC	1	$170,000
Oak Street Health MSO, LLC	1	$166,439
Viavi Solutions, Inc.	1	$157,248
ShortTok, Inc.	1	$200,000
Experian Information Solutions Inc.	1	$145,000
Medidata Solutions, Inc.	1	$160,038
IQVIA RDS Inc.	1	$168,041
Cerebras Systems Inc.	1	$235,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$98,000
Level II (qualified)	$165,000
Level III (experienced)	$148,500
Level IV (fully competent)	$186,128

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	59	$191,114
FY2024	114	$186,320
FY2025	273	$177,559
FY2026	172	$170,000

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).