Staff Software Engineer Salary in Sunnyvale, CA

235 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale is $192,127 — 58% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$192,127
Average
$115,275
Min Est.
$345,827
Max Est.
235
Filings

Top Employers for Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. $152,910 107
LinkedIn Corporation $215,304 70
Uber Technologies, Inc. $247,725 20
Google LLC $273,911 16
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. $218,389 4
Altimate Inc $200,000 2
Ruckus Wireless LLC $125,402 2
Cribl, Inc. $153,070 2
Niantic, Inc. $248,350 2
Proofpoint, Inc. $215,526 2
Section 2

Staff Software Engineer in Other Cities

San Francisco, CA
$227,468
190 filings
Bentonville, AR
$153,624
118 filings
San Diego, CA
$171,398
98 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$184,062
88 filings
Mountain View, CA
$240,680
87 filings
San Jose, CA
$206,847
82 filings
Austin, TX
$168,665
78 filings
Seattle, WA
$210,485
72 filings

Other Roles in Sunnyvale

Software Engineer ($187,592) Software Engineering Applications ($195,151) Software Development Engineer Ii ($188,725) Senior Software Engineer ($168,966) Software Engineer Iii ($120,011) Sr Software Engineer ($185,738) Senior, Software Engineer ($153,649) Software Dev Engineer II ($193,916)
Section 3
Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.