Staff Software Engineer salaries
22,564 H-1B & PERM records for "Staff Software Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$164094
Average Salary
$50336
Minimum
$450000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware, Inc. | STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $275000 | H-1B | May 11, 2022 |
| SQUARESPACE, INC. | Staff Software Engineer | New York, NY | $275000 | H-1B | Nov 17, 2021 |
| VMware, Inc. | STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER | FREMONT, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Reddit, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Sep 27, 2021 |
| Datadog, Inc | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Jul 14, 2021 |
| Twitter, Inc. | Sr. Staff Software Engineer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $275000 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2020 |
| WE WORK MANAGEMENT LLC | STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER | NEW YORK, NY | $275000 | H-1B | May 3, 2019 |
| GOOGLE INC. | Staff Software Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $275000 | Green Card | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Ripple Labs, Inc. | Senior Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $274760 | H-1B | Apr 25, 2024 |
| WeRide CORP | Senior Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $274744 | H-1B | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Confluent, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $274636 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2026 |
| People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling | Staff Software Engineer | Kirkland, WA | $274000 | H-1B | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $274000 | H-1B | Apr 21, 2023 |
| Twilio, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer (L4) | Newark, CA | $274000 | H-1B | Nov 12, 2021 |
| Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC | Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform | Sunnyvale, CA | $273580 | H-1B | Aug 1, 2025 |
| Anyscale, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $273213 - $315000 | H-1B | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $273000 | H-1B | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $273000 | H-1B | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $273000 | H-1B | Jan 6, 2025 |
| REDDIT, INC | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $273000 - $297300 | Green Card | May 20, 2023 |
| Waymo LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $273000 | H-1B | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $273000 | H-1B | Mar 1, 2024 |
| ContextLogic Inc., dba Wish | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $273000 | H-1B | Sep 10, 2021 |
| ContextLogic Inc., dba Wish | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $273000 | H-1B | Aug 30, 2021 |
| GOOGLE INC. | STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $273000 | E-3 | Apr 25, 2014 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Sunnyvale, CA | $272973 - $411000 | H-1B | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Social Finance, LLC | Senior Staff Software Engineer | Brier, WA | $272950 | H-1B | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer Android | Kirkland, WA | $272950 | H-1B | May 7, 2025 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $272500 | H-1B | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $272070 | H-1B | Apr 24, 2025 |
| PayPal, Inc. | Sr. Staff Software Engineer | Redmond, WA | $272000 | H-1B | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $272000 | H-1B | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $272000 | H-1B | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer 1615.6111 | Sunnyvale, CA | $272000 | H-1B | Jan 25, 2023 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer 1615.760 | Mountain View, CA | $272000 | H-1B | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $272000 | H-1B | Sep 21, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Staff Software Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $272000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2022 |
| Twitter, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $271780 | H-1B | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Rivian, LLC | Sr. Staff Software Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $271357 | H-1B | May 7, 2025 |
| Twitter, Inc. | Sr. Staff Software Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $271130 | H-1B | Mar 28, 2022 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Staff Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $270488 - $352000 | Green Card | Mar 9, 2023 |
| Reddit, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning | San Ramon, CA | $270375 | H-1B | Jan 19, 2024 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Staff Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $270100 | H-1B | Jul 1, 2022 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Staff Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $270100 | H-1B | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Social Finance, LLC | Senior Staff Software Engineer | Seattle, WA | $270000 | H-1B | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $270000 - $310500 | H-1B | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Anyscale, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Systems | San Francisco, CA | $270000 - $315000 | H-1B | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | $270000 - $330146 | Green Card | Oct 14, 2024 | |
| eBay Inc. | Sr Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $270000 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Maplebear Inc. | Staff Software Engineer | Fremont, CA | $270000 - $310000 | H-1B | Apr 1, 2026 |
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