Staff Engineer salaries in Austin.
What Staff Engineer roles in Austin pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$206,675
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$188.8k – $235.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
49%
102 of 208 roles
Live roles
208
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Staff Engineer,Post-Silicon Validation
Staff Design Verification Engineer, AI HW
Sr. Staff Engineer, CPU (Front-End) Verification
Sr. Staff Engineer, IP Runtime
Sr. Staff Engineer, RTL Physical Implementation Lead
Member of Technical Staff (General Software Engineer, Infrastructure)
Software Engineer / Member of Technical Staff
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Samsung
|
$195,100 | 16 |
| PA PayPal | $199,600 | 15 |
General Motors
|
$232,000 | 13 |
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 6 |
Silicon Labs
|
$179,000 | 6 |
OLIX
|
$317,000 | 3 |
Ashby
|
$277,500 | 3 |
Braze
|
$249,020 | 2 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Austin pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Austin is $206,675 per year. Most pay falls between $188,800 (25th percentile) and $235,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $152,750 to $282,000.
These figures are computed live from 208 active Staff Engineer roles in Austin on JobsRadar, of which 102 (49%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Staff Engineer roles in Austin include Tenstorrent, Perplexity and Fuku.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Staff Engineer salary in Austin?
- The median is $206,675 per year, with most pay between $188,800 and $235,500 (25th–75th percentile), based on 102 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Staff Engineer salary range in Austin?
- Pay ranges from about $152,750 to $282,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $206,675. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.