Staff SW Engineer salaries
1,541 H-1B & PERM records for "Staff SW Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$131607
Average Salary
$73216
Minimum
$264514
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Ashburn, VA | $163363 - $199300 | H-1B | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $162951 - $211600 | Green Card | Aug 19, 2024 | |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Ashburn, VA | $162636 - $199300 | H-1B | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $194400 | H-1B | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $209200 | H-1B | Jun 14, 2023 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $248600 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $215400 | H-1B | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $248600 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $194400 | H-1B | Oct 28, 2022 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $209200 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $172600 | H-1B | Jun 2, 2023 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $209200 | H-1B | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $223900 | H-1B | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $194400 | H-1B | Jul 14, 2022 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $194400 | H-1B | Jul 11, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $194400 | H-1B | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $162386 - $194400 | H-1B | Aug 23, 2022 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161670 - $221400 | H-1B | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161670 - $221400 | H-1B | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161637 - $233700 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161637 - $233700 | H-1B | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161637 - $233700 | H-1B | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161637 - $221400 | H-1B | Aug 13, 2025 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161518 - $181518 | Green Card | Aug 3, 2021 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161518 - $181518 | Green Card | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $161518 - $184600 | E-3 | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $161518 - $188300 | H-1B | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $160600 - $257000 | H-1B | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $160600 - $257000 | H-1B | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $160600 - $257000 | H-1B | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $160026 - $209200 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $160000 - $257000 | H-1B | Jan 15, 2025 |
| VISA USA | Design Engineering Lead (Staff SW Engineer) | Austin, TX | $160000 - $180000 | Green Card | May 8, 2020 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff Data Engineer (fmr title: Staff SW Engineer) | Foster City, CA | $160000 - $180000 | Green Card | Oct 5, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $159374 - $184600 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $159210 - $184600 | H-1B | Mar 19, 2020 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $159082 - $211600 | H-1B | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $159082 - $211600 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2024 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Senior Software Engineer (Staff SW Engineer) | Foster City, CA | $158961 - $178961 | Green Card | Mar 6, 2019 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158647 - $211600 | H-1B | Mar 11, 2024 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158647 - $211600 | H-1B | Mar 11, 2024 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158647 - $211600 | H-1B | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158647 - $211600 | H-1B | Mar 22, 2024 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $158100 - $178100 | Green Card | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | $158080 - $209200 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2023 | |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158080 - $209200 | Green Card | May 31, 2023 |
| CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158080 - $209200 | Green Card | May 1, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158080 - $209200 | Green Card | Apr 26, 2023 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158080 - $209200 | H-1B | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $158080 - $209200 | H-1B | Jan 9, 2023 |
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