Staff Engineer
$210,500
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -0.6%
$211,850
$210,500
$176.6k
25th
$210.5k
Median
$244.8k
75th
$144.5k
$283.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $6k – $1,500k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 50.8%
- Live roles
- 7,376
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$210,200 | 259 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 107 |
|
Anthropic
|
$425,000 | 80 |
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 76 |
General Motors
|
$239,650 | 54 |
Crusoe
|
$232,500 | 51 |
GEICO
|
$172,500 | 48 |
| AD Analog Devices | $168,305 | 41 |
Staff Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $267,150 | 52 |
| Seattle | $255,000 | 227 |
| New York | $249,250 | 521 |
| San Francisco | $246,000 | 693 |
| Los Angeles | $223,000 | 83 |
| Boston | $219,357 | 91 |
| Austin | $206,675 | 107 |
| Denver | $206,675 | 65 |
| Singapore | $195,465 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $194,500 | 30 |