Staff Engineer, Software H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 96 wage applications for Staff Engineer, Software jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 18 employers. The median offered wage was $155,709, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. DISH Network LLC filed the most (25, median $142,314).
- Filings
- 96
- Positions covered
- 183
- Employers
- 18
- Median offered
- $155,709
- Median prevailing wage
- $149,750
- Filings since FY2020
- 450
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +31%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Staff Engineer, Software jobs rose 31%, from $120,100 in fiscal 2020 to $156,998 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 88 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Staff Engineer, Software by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 67 | $156,998 | +3.5% | $153,065 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 88 | $151,629 | +6.8% | $142,314 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 77 | $142,002 | +6.9% | $139,443 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 63 | $132,885 | +1.2% | $129,459 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 61 | $131,290 | −9.6% | $126,433 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 55 | $145,246 | +20.9% | $131,417 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 39 | $120,100 | n/a | $119,122 | at the minimum |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISH Network LLC | 25 | $142,314 | at the minimum | |
| Safeway Inc. | 19 | $177,210 | +12.9% | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 13 | $150,080 | at the minimum | |
| Dish Wireless LLC | 9 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Samsung Research America, Inc. | 6 | $200,000 | at the minimum | |
| Paylocity Corporation | 4 | $160,200 | +14.3% | |
| Celestica LLC | 4 | $165,000 | +18.2% | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 3 | $148,869 | at the minimum | |
| Panasonic Automotive Systems America, LLC | 2 | $142,251 | at the minimum | |
| Ensemble RCM LLC | 2 | $226,138 | at the minimum | |
| Psemi Corporation | 2 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| AlphaSense Inc. | 1 | $275,000 | +52.8% | |
| Hypertherm Inc. | 1 | $113,505 | +10.8% | |
| Woodward, Inc. | 1 | $134,867 | at the minimum | |
| CyberArk Software USA, LP | 1 | $149,429 | at the minimum | |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 1 | $186,472 | at the minimum | |
| Omnicell, Inc. | 1 | $205,065 | +31.7% | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | 1 | $167,000 | +11.5% | |
Where Staff Engineer, Software jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood, CO | 25 | $142,314 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 18 | $156,998 | +4.5% | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 9 | $180,349 | +7.9% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 5 | $203,237 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 5 | $149,429 | at the minimum | |
| Richardson, TX | 4 | $165,000 | +18.2% | |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | $168,276 | at the minimum | |
| South San Francisco, CA | 3 | $161,637 | at the minimum | |
| Frisco, TX | 2 | $172,425 | +9.8% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $149,011 | +21.5% | |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| San Ramon, CA | 2 | $135,787 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $114,754 | at the minimum | |
| Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| Chandler, AZ | 1 | $111,072 | at the minimum | |
| Denver, CO | 1 | $164,112 | at the minimum | |
| Everett, WA | 1 | $160,200 | +14.3% | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $134,867 | at the minimum | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $158,200 | +24.1% | |
| Katy, TX | 1 | $167,000 | +11.5% | |
| Lockport, NY | 1 | $113,505 | +10.8% | |
| New York, NY | 1 | $275,000 | +52.8% | |
| Peachtree City, GA | 1 | $127,504 | at the minimum | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $130,000 | +9.9% | |
| Ripon, CA | 1 | $205,065 | +31.7% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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