Side-by-side distribution
Chief of Staff
$200,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.4%
- Live roles
- 289
Engineering Manager
$190,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.5%
- Live roles
- 4,346
Highest-paying jobs
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
Sr. Staff Program Manager & Chief of Staff, Operations
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff (Executive Office) and VP of Strategy & Operations
Chief of Staff to the CEO
Chief of Staff to the COO & GM of Marketplace
Chief of Staff Director, Product
Chief of Staff, Product
Chief of Staff, CEO
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Engineering Program Manager II - New Ventures
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager (Japanese and English bilingual)
Engineering Manager, Research Productivity
Engineering Manager, Research Data Platform
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
Senior Engineering Manager - Agentic Process & Self-Service
Senior Engineering Manager
Senior Engineering Manager, Progressive Onboarding and Funnel Optimisation
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Coursera
|
$212,040 | 3 |
Coursera Sourcing
|
$212,040 | 3 |
|
Flex
|
$301,500 | 2 |
|
Checkr
|
$282,250 | 2 |
Sonatus
|
$244,000 | 2 |
Nuro
|
$231,520 | 2 |
EliseAI
|
$212,500 | 2 |
CHAOS Industries
|
$198,750 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Databricks
|
$228,138 | 37 |
Anduril Industries
|
$190,000 | 33 |
Brex
|
$254,250 | 29 |
OpenAI
|
$339,000 | 23 |
Atwell, LLC
|
$117,500 | 23 |
Harvey
|
$350,000 | 20 |
|
Anthropic
|
$445,000 | 19 |
DoorDash USA
|
$239,400 | 19 |
Chief of Staff salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $300,000 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $205,000 | 18 |
| New York | $200,000 | 35 |
| Los Angeles | $192,500 | 4 |
| Toronto | $128,342 | 3 |
Chief of Staff vs Engineering Manager: which pays more?
The median for Chief of Staff is $200,000 per year (typically $161,250–$240,000), versus $190,000 for Engineering Manager ($142,000–$239,400). That puts Chief of Staff about 5% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Chief of Staff and Engineering Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.