LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Staff Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Staff Engineer appears on 103 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 62 employers, which ranks it 96 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $189,592 a year (middle half: $163,550 to $226,158). The most common state is California (53).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $163,550 |
| Median (offered) | $189,592 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $226,158 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $178,131 |
The median offered wage is 6.4% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | 2% |
| Level II | 11 | 12% |
| Level III | 23 | 25% |
| Level IV | 55 | 60% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 53 |
| Texas | 11 |
| New York | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Nutanix | 7 |
| Eclinicalworks | 5 |
| Samsung Semiconductor | 4 |
| Illumio | 4 |
| Aeo Employment | 4 |
| Omnissa | 3 |
| Safeway | 3 |
| Best Buy | 3 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (90), Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (4). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.