Role Filing Pattern
Staff SW Engineer appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 76 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Staff SW Engineer H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1299.08
SOC Category: Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
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)
+46.0%
Filed H-1B base wages show $149,901 vs BLS national median $102,650
Staff SW Engineer (SOC 15-1299.08, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 76 filing records. Filed base wages span $124,904 to $162,636 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $149,901. 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
$149,901
H-1B LCA Filings
76LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$162,636
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 Visa Technology & Operations LLC, Visa U.S.A. Inc., CyberSource Corporation, Digital First Holdings LLC (D/B/A Candescent), and NCR Voyix Corporation. 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 Austin, TX, Foster City, CA, Highlands Ranch, CO, Bellevue, WA, and Atlanta, GA. 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$124,904
P25$130,686
Median$149,901
P75$155,709
Max$162,636
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Visa Technology & Operations LLC$141,75129
- Visa U.S.A. Inc.$146,20822
- CyberSource Corporation$158,69020
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- NCR Voyix Corporation$150,0412
Filed Wage by City
- Ashburn, VA$163,0002
- Austin, TX$155,70936
- Foster City, CA$155,60512
- Fremont, CA$150,0411
- Union City, CA$150,0411
- Atlanta, GA$149,7606
- Bellevue, WA$149,2407
- Highlands Ranch, CO$130,6869
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Staff SW Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Staff SW Engineer H-1B LCA records is $149,901 per year.
How many Staff SW Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 76 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Staff SW Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Staff SW Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Staff SW Engineer include: Visa Technology & Operations LLC, Visa U.S.A. Inc., CyberSource Corporation.
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