Median salary
$257,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$176.5k – $326.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
22.1%
50 of 226 roles
Live roles
226
open right now
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Staff Software Engineer, Inference
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anthropic
|
$485,575 | 11 |
Cohere
|
$282,618 | 4 |
Ashby
|
$269,599 | 3 |
Astronomer
|
$216,585 | 3 |
OLIX
|
$342,963 | 2 |
Perplexity
|
$312,500 | 2 |
| LS Lila Sciences | $269,500 | 2 |
Antithesis
|
$210,149 | 2 |
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The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in London is $257,000 per year. Most pay falls between $176,519 (25th percentile) and $326,839 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $146,856 to $485,575.
These figures are computed live from 226 active Staff Engineer roles in London on JobsRadar, of which 50 (22.1%) 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 London include Anthropic.
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.