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Staff Engineer - Development

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Staff Engineer - Development insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings24All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$115,12821 eligible salary records

Employer names2Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$108,722–$130,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 2026*3 filings$127,026 median · n=3

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$100k–$125kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 21 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Staff Engineer - Development22

$115,045 median · n=19 eligible

Sr. Staff Engineer - Development2

$144,358 median · n=2 eligible

Top 2 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

San Diego, CA22

$115,128 median · n=19 eligible

San Diego, CALIFORNIA2

$123,719 median · n=2 eligible

Top 2 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

87.5%Certified LCAs

Certified21 87.5%

Certified - Withdrawn3 12.5%

Denominator: all 24 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Illumina, Inc.24

$115,128 median · n=21 eligible

Top 1 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$115,128Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$102,253

25th percentile$108,722

Median (50th)$115,128

75th percentile$130,000

90th percentile$138,715

n=21 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

24 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $123,219 /yr I-200-26132-902361 Reported wage: $123,219–$177,200 / year Annualized: $123,219 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-05-19 Employment end: 2029-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	05/12/2026	10/01/2026
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $141,898 /yr I-200-26124-865371 Reported wage: $141,898–$177,200 / year Annualized: $141,898 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-05-11 Employment end: 2029-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	05/04/2026	10/01/2026
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $127,026 /yr I-200-25316-400302 Reported wage: $127,026–$170,000 / year Annualized: $127,026 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2025-11-19 Employment end: 2029-04-16 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	11/12/2025	04/17/2026
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $138,216 /yr I-200-24319-473847 Reported wage: $138,216–$172,000 / year Annualized: $138,216 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-11-20 Employment end: 2028-05-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	11/13/2024	05/09/2025
Illumina, Inc.	Sr. Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $150,000 /yr I-200-24113-912146 Reported wage: $150,000–$190,000 / year Annualized: $150,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-04-29 Employment end: 2027-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	04/22/2024	10/01/2024
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $102,253 /yr I-200-23256-344958 Reported wage: $102,253–$142,253 / year Annualized: $102,253 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-09-20 Employment end: 2027-01-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	09/13/2023	02/01/2024
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $130,000 /yr I-200-23144-051058 Reported wage: $130,000–$160,000 / year Annualized: $130,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-05-31 Employment end: 2026-10-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	05/24/2023	10/05/2023
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $98,862 /yr I-200-23116-969341 Reported wage: $98,862–$158,862 / year Annualized: $98,862 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-05-03 Employment end: 2026-09-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	04/26/2023	09/15/2023
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $130,000 /yr I-200-22112-098437 Reported wage: $130,000–$150,000 / year Annualized: $130,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-04-29 Employment end: 2025-05-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	04/22/2022	05/09/2022
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $108,930 /yr I-200-21105-229471 Reported wage: $108,930–$140,000 / year Annualized: $108,930 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-04-22 Employment end: 2024-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	04/15/2021	10/01/2021
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $134,285 /yr I-200-21102-217386 Reported wage: $134,285–$145,710.33 / year Annualized: $134,285 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-04-19 Employment end: 2024-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	04/12/2021	10/01/2021
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $115,128 /yr I-200-21083-169418 Reported wage: $115,128–$150,000 / year Annualized: $115,128 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-03-30 Employment end: 2024-08-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	03/23/2021	08/20/2021
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $110,594 /yr I-200-20266-838954 Reported wage: $110,594–$135,000 / year Annualized: $110,594 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-09-29 Employment end: 2023-10-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	09/22/2020	10/05/2020
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $111,675 /yr I-200-20076-409941 Reported wage: $111,675–$151,675 / year Annualized: $111,675 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-23 Employment end: 2023-09-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	03/16/2020	09/05/2020
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $105,186 /yr I-200-20044-321317 Reported wage: $105,186–$135,186 / year Annualized: $105,186 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-02-21 Employment end: 2023-08-10 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	02/13/2020	08/11/2020
Illumina, Inc.	Sr. Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $138,715 /yr I-200-19051-759139 Reported wage: $138,715–$165,000 / year Annualized: $138,715 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-03-04 Employment end: 2022-03-10 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CALIFORNIA	02/26/2019	03/11/2019
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $108,722 /yr I-200-19035-420166 Reported wage: $108,722–$147,113.6 / year Annualized: $108,722 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-02-18 Employment end: 2022-08-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CALIFORNIA	02/11/2019	08/03/2019
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $92,456 /yr I-200-18192-095164 Reported wage: $92,456–$134,300 / year Annualized: $92,456 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-07-19 Employment end: 2022-01-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	07/13/2018	01/03/2019
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $92,955 /yr I-200-18030-097943 Reported wage: $92,955–$188,000 / year Annualized: $92,955 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-05-22 Employment end: 2021-07-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	01/31/2018	07/29/2018
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $118,414 /yr I-200-18094-904014 Reported wage: $118,414–$140,000 / year Annualized: $118,414 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-04-11 Employment end: 2021-09-28 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	04/05/2018	09/29/2018
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $107,702 /yr I-200-18030-018961 Reported wage: $107,702–$143,120 / year Annualized: $107,702 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-02-08 Employment end: 2021-07-28 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	02/02/2018	07/29/2018
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $115,045 /yr I-200-18030-646471 Reported wage: $115,045–$139,687.5 / year Annualized: $115,045 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-02-08 Employment end: 2021-07-28 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	02/02/2018	07/29/2018
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $103,958 /yr I-200-17027-063844 Reported wage: $103,958–$140,000 / year Annualized: $103,958 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-08-09 Employment end: 2020-07-25 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	02/02/2017	07/26/2017
Illumina, Inc.	Staff Engineer - Development	Filing details $117,208 /yr I-200-17027-320088 Reported wage: $117,208–$135,000 / year Annualized: $117,208 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-08-09 Employment end: 2020-07-25 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	02/02/2017	07/26/2017

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.