Role Filing Pattern
Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 10 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2112.03
SOC Category: Manufacturing Engineers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+71.9%
Filed H-1B base wages show $170,870 vs BLS national median $99,380
Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering (SOC 17-2112.03, Manufacturing Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 10 filing records. Filed base wages span $134,514 to $170,938 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $170,870. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$170,870
H-1B LCA Filings
10LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$170,938
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and Sandisk Technologies, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as San Jose, CA, Irvine, CA, and Anaheim, CA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$134,514
P25$134,514
Median$170,870
P75$170,870
Max$170,938
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- 8
- 2
Filed Wage by City
- San Jose, CA$157,7678
- Irvine, CAN/A1
- Anaheim, CAN/A1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering?
The median filed base salary for Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering H-1B LCA records is $170,870 per year.
How many Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 10 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering?
Top employers filing LCAs for Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering include: Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Sandisk Technologies, Inc..
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