Staff Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Staff Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$219,375
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$188.8k – $256k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
62%
93 of 150 roles
Live roles
150
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Sr. Staff Threat Intelligence Engineer
Staff Founding Product Engineer
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Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Detection & Response
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Leverage
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools
Staff / Senior Software Engineer, Platform Teams
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Lightmatter
|
$202,500 | 9 |
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 8 |
|
Suno
|
$296,235 | 7 |
| AX Axon | $149,250 | 7 |
SimpliSafe
|
$180,850 | 5 |
|
Pragmatike
|
$300,000 | 3 |
Ashby
|
$277,500 | 3 |
Datadog
|
$274,500 | 3 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Boston is $219,375 per year. Most pay falls between $188,750 (25th percentile) and $256,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $171,920 to $286,200.
These figures are computed live from 150 active Staff Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 93 (62%) 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 Boston include Suno and Pragmatike.
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 Staff Engineer salary in Boston?
- The median is $219,375 per year, with most pay between $188,750 and $256,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 93 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Staff Engineer salary range in Boston?
- Pay ranges from about $171,920 to $286,200 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $219,375. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.