Staff Engineer salaries in Los Angeles.
What Staff Engineer roles in Los Angeles pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$206,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$142.1k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
31.8%
50 of 157 roles
Live roles
157
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Software Engineer, ML Infra & Distributed Systems (Staff & Principal)
Machine Learning Engineer (Staff & Principal)
Lead Sr Staff Software Engineer - Front End Fundamentals
Staff Trust & Safety Engineer
Staff Back End Engineer, Trading
Staff DevOps Engineer
Staff Back End Engineer
Staff Back End Engineer, Trading
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Altruist
|
$225,000 | 9 |
Syska Hennessy Group
|
$133,291 | 8 |
| DG DLR Group | $131,000 | 6 |
Ashby
|
$221,250 | 4 |
|
Crunchyroll, LLC
|
$232,500 | 3 |
Laurel
|
$225,000 | 3 |
Apex Technology, Inc.
|
$177,500 | 3 |
|
Tubi
|
$306,300 | 2 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Los Angeles pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Los Angeles is $206,250 per year. Most pay falls between $142,067 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $125,223 to $239,350.
These figures are computed live from 157 active Staff Engineer roles in Los Angeles on JobsRadar, of which 50 (31.8%) 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 Staff Engineer roles in Los Angeles include Tubi, The Trade Desk, Altruist, Crunchyroll and LLC.
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.