H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff Engineer, Software

Occupation profile for Senior Staff Engineer, Software covers 89 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,019.

FY2026 certified median
$180,019
Total filings
89
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$167,882–$186,491
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202424$178,198$171,665$178,198
FY202537$182,555$180,223$182,994
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)28$180,019$167,882$186,491

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff Engineer, SoftwareFY2024 $178,198; FY2025 $182,555; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,019$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$178,198FY2025$182,555FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$180,019Certified median offer, Senior Staff Engineer, SoftwareFY2024 $178,198; FY2025 $182,555; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,019$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$178,198FY2025$182,555FY2026*$180,019
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.72 filings
  2. Samsung Research America, Inc.7 filings
  3. DISH Network LLC2 filings
  4. ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.2 filings
  5. Safeway Inc.2 filings
  6. Discovery Energy, LLC1 filings
  7. Enphase Energy, Inc.1 filings
  8. Ruckus Wireless LLC1 filings
  9. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara65 filings
  2. Mountain View7 filings
  3. Pleasanton2 filings
  4. Englewood2 filings
  5. Seattle2 filings
  6. Milpitas1 filings
  7. Mountain House1 filings
  8. San Francisco1 filings
  9. San Jose1 filings
  10. Sunnyvale1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer, Software72 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1212$104,187$150,218$196,248$242,278