Staff Security Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Information Security Engineers (SOC 15-1299.05).
Employers filed 31 wage applications for Staff Security Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 20 employers. The median offered wage was $190,500, 0.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Intuit Inc. filed the most (6, median $205,972).
- Filings
- 31
- Positions covered
- 196
- Employers
- 20
- Median offered
- $190,500
- Median prevailing wage
- $163,550
- Filings since FY2020
- 118
- Median offer change since FY2021
- +11%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Staff Security Engineer jobs rose 11%, from $170,500 in fiscal 2021 to $189,592 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 31 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 Security Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 25 | $189,592 | −4.0% | $160,805 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 31 | $197,500 | +7.0% | $160,566 | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 25 | $184,662 | −12.1% | $156,790 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 9 | $210,000 | +10.5% | $132,683 | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 18 | $190,000 | +11.4% | $140,109 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 6 | $170,500 | −9.5% | $170,248 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4 | $188,497 | n/a | $142,813 | +43.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intuit Inc. | 6 | $205,972 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 4 | $151,452 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago Mercantile Exchange | 2 | $161,234 | +0.8% | |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling | 2 | $301,000 | +92.8% | |
| Attentive Mobile, Inc. | 1 | $235,000 | +47.8% | |
| Ripple Labs, Inc. | 1 | $240,000 | +29.0% | |
| Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. | 1 | $128,211 | at the minimum | |
| Aledade, Inc. | 1 | $200,000 | +120.7% | |
| Justworks, Inc. | 1 | $253,380 | +59.4% | |
| Airwallex US, LLC | 1 | $270,000 | +39.0% | |
| Box, Inc. | 1 | $213,512 | at the minimum | |
| Aircall.io, Inc. | 1 | $250,000 | +49.7% | |
| Whop Inc. | 1 | $355,000 | +59.1% | |
| eShares, Inc. | 1 | $275,000 | +23.2% | |
| Lyft, Inc. | 1 | $175,000 | +0.8% | |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $256,000 | +61.0% | |
| Treasure Data, Inc. | 1 | $145,000 | +4.1% | |
| CVS Pharmacy Inc. | 1 | $181,125 | +12.6% | |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | 1 | $185,994 | at the minimum | |
Where Staff Security Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 4 | $244,190 | +53.6% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 4 | $212,997 | +14.9% | |
| Oakland, CA | 3 | $248,559 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $160,793 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $301,000 | +92.8% | |
| Georgetown, TX | 2 | $164,106 | +60.4% | |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $157,581 | at the minimum | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $250,000 | +49.7% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $132,875 | +1.7% | |
| Everett, WA | 1 | $145,000 | +4.1% | |
| Harrison, NJ | 1 | $142,904 | at the minimum | |
| Mountain View, CA | 1 | $221,443 | at the minimum | |
| Newark, NJ | 1 | $142,904 | at the minimum | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $355,000 | +59.1% | |
| Plano, TX | 1 | $190,500 | +1.8% | |
| Princeton, NJ | 1 | $181,125 | +12.6% | |
| Redwood City, CA | 1 | $213,512 | at the minimum | |
| San Mateo, CA | 1 | $185,994 | at the minimum | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.