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Staff Engineer, Software salaries

684 H-1B & PERM records for "Staff Engineer, Software", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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684

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$144524

Average Salary

$71227

Minimum

$283442

Maximum

Active filters: Job: Staff Engineer, Software
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Innophase IoT, Inc. Senior Staff Engineer, Software/Firmware San Jose, CA $180000 H-1B Jun 29, 2023
Becton, Dickinson and Company Senior Staff Engineer, Software San Diego, CA $180000 - $190000 H-1B Apr 5, 2022
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Process Engineering Mountain View, CA $180000 - $220000 H-1B Aug 31, 2020
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Process Engineering Mountain View, CA $180000 - $220000 H-1B May 14, 2020
SOCIAL FINANCE, INC STAFF ENGINEER, SOFTWARE San Francisco, CA $180000 H-1B May 30, 2019
ELLIE MAE INC. STAFF ENGINEER, SOFTWARE Pleasanton, CA $179928 H-1B Jan 7, 2019
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. STAFF ENGINEER, SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEERING San Jose, CA $178390 H-1B Apr 29, 2019
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Principal Staff Engineer, Software/Firmware Engin… $178000 - $198000 Green Card Oct 17, 2023
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Senior Staff Engineer, Software Santa Clara, CA $177801 - $201650 H-1B Aug 5, 2024
Discovery Energy, LLC Senior Staff Engineer, Software Round Rock, TX $177500 H-1B Jun 5, 2025
Beachbody, LLC Staff Engineer, Software El Segundo, CA $177100 H-1B Nov 22, 2023
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software - Clinical Study Analysis $176072 - $207500 Green Card Sep 19, 2024
SK hynix memory solutions America inc. Senior Staff Engineer, Software Dev. in Test San Jose, CA $175455 H-1B Oct 25, 2023
Nikola Corporation Staff Engineer, Software Development Phoenix, AZ $175000 H-1B Apr 4, 2024
SAMSUNG RESEARCH AMERICA, INC. Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $175000 Green Card Jun 2, 2021
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. STAFF ENGINEER, SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Bellevue, WA $175000 - $195000 H-1B Mar 7, 2019
Ellie Mae, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Pleasanton, CA $174900 H-1B Apr 9, 2021
Analog Devices, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Development Engineering San Jose, CA $174293 H-1B Mar 21, 2024
Analog Devices, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Development Engineering San Jose, CA $174293 H-1B Sep 25, 2023
Ellie Mae Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Pleasanton, CA $174188 H-1B Aug 12, 2020
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Staff Engineer, Software South San Francisco, CA $174117 - $179700 Green Card Nov 4, 2019
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Staff Engineer, Software South San Francisco, CA $174117 - $179700 Green Card Sep 17, 2019
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Senior Staff Engineer, Software San Jose, CA $173584 - $250000 H-1B May 22, 2025
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software / Firmware Engineering $172931 - $175931 Green Card Oct 17, 2024
TiVo Platform Technologies, LLC Staff Engineer, Software Development San Jose, CA $172931 - $210000 H-1B Nov 6, 2024
Samsung Research America, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $172931 - $206023 H-1B May 27, 2025
Samsung Research America, Inc. Senior Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $172640 - $177036 H-1B May 21, 2020
Arlo Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Carlsbad, CA $171080 H-1B Feb 16, 2024
Samsung Research America, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $170872 - $183149 H-1B Jun 22, 2021
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Development Infrastructu… San Jose, CA $170872 H-1B Apr 7, 2021
Samsung Research America, Inc. Senior Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $170872 - $191385 H-1B Apr 14, 2021
TiVo Corporation Staff Engineer, Software Development San Jose, CA $170872 H-1B Oct 5, 2020
Samsung Research America, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $170872 - $177049 H-1B May 12, 2021
Samsung Research America, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $170872 - $177049 H-1B May 25, 2021
Samsung Research America, Inc. Senior Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $170872 - $198556 H-1B Jan 27, 2021
Samsung Research America, Inc. Senior Staff Engineer, Software Mountain View, CA $170872 - $201996 H-1B Jul 23, 2020
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Development Infrastructu… San Jose, CA $170872 - $182520 H-1B Aug 24, 2020
Beachbody, LLC Staff Engineer, Software Irving, TX $170020 H-1B Jul 29, 2022
Celestica LLC Staff Engineer, Software - KBGFJG411717-1 Richardson, TX $170000 - $225000 H-1B Mar 10, 2026
Innophase IoT, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software/Firmware San Diego, CA $170000 H-1B Jan 19, 2023
Bloom Energy Corporation Senior Staff Engineer, Software San Jose, CA $170000 H-1B Jun 16, 2022
BEACHBODY, LLC Staff Engineer, Software (CIAM) Santa Monica, CA $170000 H-1B Sep 22, 2021
BEACHBODY, LLC STAFF ENGINEER, SOFTWARE SANTA MONICA, CA $170000 H-1B Feb 1, 2021
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY Staff Engineer, Software FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ $169749 Green Card Oct 23, 2017
Sandisk Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Development Engineering Milpitas, CA $169576 - $193338 H-1B Mar 20, 2026
Sandisk Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Development Engineering … Milpitas, CA $169576 - $193338 H-1B Mar 26, 2026
Sandisk Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, Software Development Engineering … Santa Clara, CA $169576 - $193338 H-1B Mar 26, 2026
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Staff Engineer, Software South San Francisco, CA $169562 - $179700 Green Card Jan 14, 2022
ELLIE MAE, INC. Staff Engineer, Software Pleasanton, CA $168958 Green Card Jul 30, 2020
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Sr. Staff Engineer, Software South San Francisco, CA $168958 - $207500 H-1B Jan 3, 2020
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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