Staff Engineer · United States
$218,000
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▲ +2.6%
$212,500
$218,000
$190k
25th
$218k
Median
$250k
75th
$162.6k
$296.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $60.3k – $1,500k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 75.3%
- Live roles
- 3,643
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$208,100 | 248 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 129 |
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 77 |
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 74 |
Crusoe
|
$232,500 | 48 |
General Motors
|
$239,650 | 40 |
GEICO
|
$182,500 | 39 |
Harvey
|
$285,500 | 33 |