Median salary
$195,654
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$181.1k – $220k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
81.3%
13 of 16 roles
Live roles
16
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff FPGA Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Sr Staff Production Engineer- Public Sector
Staff Electrical Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Staff Software Engineer - Java/Kotlin, Distributed Systems
Staff Software Engineer- Public Sector
Staff Technical Program Manager, Site Reliability Engineering
Staff Production Engineer- Public Sector
Staff Software Engineer - Member Support Applications Team
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| AC Alarm.com | $178,750 | 4 |
|
Databricks
|
$214,325 | 3 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$239,000 | 2 |
|
Tenable, Inc.
|
$219,333 | 1 |
|
ID.me
|
$198,934 | 1 |
|
MongoDB
|
$187,000 | 1 |
Zscaler
|
$170,000 | 1 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Virginia pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Virginia is $195,654 per year. Most pay falls between $181,125 (25th percentile) and $220,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $170,400 to $231,000.
These figures are computed live from 16 active Staff Engineer roles in Virginia on JobsRadar, of which 13 (81.3%) 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 Virginia include Anduril Industries, Databricks, Tenable, Inc. and MongoDB.
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.