Staff Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Staff Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$250,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$215k – $333.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
79.5%
155 of 195 roles
Live roles
195
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Staff+ Application Security Engineer - M&A
Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude App Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 34 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 11 |
DigitalOcean
|
$206,250 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 9 |
Brex
|
$262,500 | 8 |
Pinterest
|
$306,235 | 7 |
| AX Axon | $219,375 | 5 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$246,000 | 4 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Seattle is $250,000 per year. Most pay falls between $215,025 (25th percentile) and $333,071 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $188,950 to $403,750.
These figures are computed live from 195 active Staff Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 155 (79.5%) 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 Seattle 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.