Staff Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Staff Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$211,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$189.8k – $250k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
67.1%
100 of 149 roles
Live roles
149
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Lightmatter
|
$203,000 | 15 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 10 |
Motional
|
$200,500 | 9 |
SimpliSafe
|
$171,050 | 7 |
Whoop
|
$195,000 | 5 |
Toast
|
$251,000 | 4 |
Suno
|
$250,000 | 4 |
Later
|
$212,500 | 4 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Boston is $211,250 per year. Most pay falls between $189,800 (25th percentile) and $250,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $171,050 to $262,150.
These figures are computed live from 149 active Staff Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 100 (67.1%) 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 Boston include Tenstorrent, Roku, Anduril Industries and Iterative Health.
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.