Staff Engineer salaries in New York.
What Staff Engineer roles in New York pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$240,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$215k – $289.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
86.5%
455 of 526 roles
Live roles
526
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 41 |
Perplexity
|
$312,500 | 20 |
CoreWeave
|
$231,500 | 19 |
MongoDB
|
$187,000 | 13 |
| SA Scale AI | $283,500 | 10 |
Peregrine Technologies
|
$237,500 | 10 |
FanDuel
|
$183,975 | 10 |
|
Baton Corporation Ltd
|
$400,000 | 9 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in New York pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in New York is $240,000 per year. Most pay falls between $215,000 (25th percentile) and $289,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $187,050 to $400,000.
These figures are computed live from 526 active Staff Engineer roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 455 (86.5%) 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 New York include Baton Corporation Ltd, Fora and 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.