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Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 17-2072.00
SOC Category: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

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)

+30.2%
Filed H-1B base wages show $149,960 vs BLS national median $115,210

Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering (SOC 17-2072.00, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 7 filing records. Filed base wages span $149,960 to $151,070 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $149,960. 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

$149,960

H-1B LCA Filings

7LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$151,070
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.

Role Filing Pattern

Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 7 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Sandisk Technologies, Inc. and Western Digital 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 and Milpitas, 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 filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$149,960
P25$149,960
Median$149,960
P75$151,070
Max$151,070

Top Employers by LCA Filings

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering?
The median filed base salary for Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering H-1B LCA records is $149,960 per year.
How many Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 7 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering?
Top employers filing LCAs for Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering include: Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Western Digital Technologies, Inc..

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