Staff Engineer salaries in Austin.
What Staff Engineer roles in Austin pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$232,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$199.3k – $256.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
39.3%
48 of 122 roles
Live roles
122
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Staff Field Application Engineer
Staff Physical Design Engineer
Staff Backend Software Engineer
Software Engineer / Member of Technical Staff
Senior Staff Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 5 |
9 Mothers
|
$235,000 | 4 |
OLIX
|
$317,000 | 3 |
Upside
|
$229,500 | 3 |
MongoDB
|
$188,000 | 3 |
BetterUp
|
$185,850 | 3 |
Fluidstack
|
$263,750 | 2 |
Ashby
|
$232,500 | 2 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Austin pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Austin is $232,250 per year. Most pay falls between $199,325 (25th percentile) and $256,195 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $188,000 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 122 active Staff Engineer roles in Austin on JobsRadar, of which 48 (39.3%) 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, Hopper, Fuku and Braze.
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.