Staff Engineer salaries in Boston.
What Staff Engineer roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$214,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$174.4k – $254.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
47.6%
99 of 208 roles
Live roles
208
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Maritime
Staff Software Engineer
Distinguished Engineer, Data Platform
IT Systems Engineer, Enterprise SaaS
Sr. Lead Software Engineer - Mobile Channels
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
Applied AI Architect, Enterprise Tech
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 18 |
Motional
|
$200,500 | 13 |
Lightmatter
|
$197,500 | 8 |
Jensen Hughes
|
$150,000 | 7 |
|
Anthropic
|
$277,500 | 5 |
Toast
|
$251,000 | 5 |
Datadog
|
$267,000 | 4 |
|
CloudZero
|
$225,000 | 4 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Boston is $214,000 per year. Most pay falls between $174,375 (25th percentile) and $254,931 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $150,000 to $267,000.
These figures are computed live from 208 active Staff Engineer roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 99 (47.6%) 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 Anthropic, Anduril Industries, CloudZero and Klaviyo.
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.