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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Motors | Staff SW Engineer - Embedded SW | Mountain View, CA | $264514 | H-1B | May 11, 2026 |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc. | Staff SW Engineer – Switch Design | San Jose, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $213512 - $285500 | H-1B | Aug 27, 2025 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $196822 - $209200 | Green Card | Apr 20, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $196822 - $209200 | Green Card | Dec 28, 2022 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $196822 - $209200 | Green Card | Dec 29, 2022 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer (SD Branch Platform and mod… | Santa Clara, CA | $194180 | H-1B | Apr 6, 2023 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Lead SW Engineer (former title: Staff SW Engineer) | Palo Alto, CA | $193610 - $213610 | Green Card | Nov 9, 2020 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Lead Sr Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $192300 - $307600 | H-1B | Jan 27, 2026 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $189978 - $199300 | H-1B | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $187472 - $262100 | H-1B | Oct 30, 2023 |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | Senior Staff SW Engineer (SD Branch Platform and … | SANTA CLARA, CA | $185000 | Green Card | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer (SD Branch Platform and Mod… | Santa Clara, CA | $185000 | H-1B | Oct 21, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $184080 - $194400 | H-1B | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | $183310 - $248600 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2024 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $183310 - $209200 | Green Card | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $183310 - $209200 | Green Card | Nov 21, 2023 | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | $183310 - $209200 | Green Card | Jan 7, 2024 | |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183310 - $209200 | Green Card | May 9, 2023 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183310 - $194400 | H-1B | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $183310 - $233900 | H-1B | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $181917 - $220300 | H-1B | Nov 18, 2020 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $181813 - $262100 | H-1B | Feb 19, 2024 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $181813 - $211600 | H-1B | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $181813 - $262100 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $180960 - $221400 | H-1B | May 13, 2025 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $180960 - $211600 | H-1B | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Digital First Holdings LLC (D/B/A Cande… | Staff SW Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $180548 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $178400 - $285500 | H-1B | Jan 31, 2025 |
| VISA USA | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $176800 - $196800 | Green Card | Apr 18, 2022 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $221400 | H-1B | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $22140000 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $221400 | H-1B | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $221400 | H-1B | May 8, 2025 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $221400 | H-1B | May 14, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $221400 | H-1B | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $221400 | H-1B | May 14, 2025 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $221400 | H-1B | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $173638 - $262100 | H-1B | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173100 - $276800 | H-1B | Dec 2, 2025 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $173000 - $193000 | Green Card | Jul 1, 2020 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Austin, TX | $173000 - $204900 | Green Card | May 6, 2023 |
| CyberSource Corporation | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $172178 - $233700 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $172178 - $233700 | H-1B | Feb 18, 2026 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Sr. Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $171212 - $191212 | Green Card | Feb 6, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $170872 - $185300 | H-1B | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $170872 - $184600 | H-1B | Aug 31, 2020 |
| INTUIT | Staff SW Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $169950 | Green Card | Oct 22, 2015 |
| VISA TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS, LLC | Staff SW Engineer | Foster City, CA | $169562 - $189562 | Green Card | Aug 2, 2021 |
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