Staff Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 3,483 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Staff Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $148,303 (median $152,506), with reported wages ranging from $44,304 to $1,313,640 across 822 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Staff Engineer: VMWARE, INC.; ARM, INC.; SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.; SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C.; MEDIATEK USA INC.. Most filings in: CA, TX, NY.