Median salary
$210,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$176.8k – $245k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
50.8%
3,861 of 7,593 roles
Live roles
7,593
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDTrend builds as new salary snapshots accrue — check back soon.
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer ($500k - $1.5m salary)
Senior Staff React Native Engineer ($500k - 1.5m salary)
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, Applied AI
Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer, Applied AI
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Staff Research Engineer, Multi-Agent Scaling
Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data Platform
Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$210,150 | 251 |
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 126 |
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 96 |
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 71 |
Crusoe
|
$235,000 | 51 |
GEICO
|
$182,500 | 47 |
| AD Analog Devices | $168,305 | 43 |
Okta
|
$191,000 | 35 |
See every Staff Engineer role
Browse the live listings, or save this search and get alerted the moment a new one posts.
How much do Full-time Staff Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Full-time Staff Engineer roles is $210,000 per year. Most pay falls between $176,837 (25th percentile) and $245,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $143,225 to $285,930.
These figures are computed live from 7,593 active Full-time Staff Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 3,861 (50.8%) 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 Full-time Staff Engineer roles 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.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Full-time Staff Engineer salary?
- The median is $210,000 per year, with most pay between $176,837 and $245,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 3,861 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Full-time Staff Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $143,225 to $285,930 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $210,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.