H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr Staff Engineer covers 120 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,741.

FY2026 certified median
$187,741
Total filings
120
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$154,086–$229,590
Top employer
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202431$171,094$145,715$200,175
FY202538$226,158$141,609$272,375
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)51$187,741$154,086$229,590

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr Staff EngineerFY2024 $171,094; FY2025 $226,158; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,741$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$171,094FY2025$226,158FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$187,741Certified median offer, Sr Staff EngineerFY2024 $171,094; FY2025 $226,158; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,741$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$171,094FY2025$226,158FY2026*$187,741
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Uber Technologies, Inc.17 filings
  2. Tenstorrent USA Inc.16 filings
  3. Comerica Management Company14 filings
  4. Nutanix, Inc.9 filings
  5. Seagate US LLC9 filings
  6. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.5 filings
  7. EdgeQ, Inc.3 filings
  8. Fifth Third Bank, National Association3 filings
  9. Illumio, Inc.3 filings
  10. KIOXIA America, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose21 filings
  2. Santa Clara14 filings
  3. Sunnyvale12 filings
  4. Longmont9 filings
  5. Auburn Hills9 filings
  6. San Francisco8 filings
  7. Austin8 filings
  8. Frisco7 filings
  9. Phoenix2 filings
  10. Irvine2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Uber Technologies, Inc. · Sr Staff Engineer17 filings
  2. Tenstorrent USA Inc. · Sr Staff Engineer16 filings
  3. Comerica Management Company · Sr Staff Engineer14 filings
  4. Nutanix, Inc. · Sr Staff Engineer9 filings
  5. Seagate US LLC · Sr Staff Engineer9 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450015-1252$112,778$139,485$166,213$192,920
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258017-2141$82,243$102,648$123,032$143,437