Staff Engineer salaries in Seattle.
What Staff Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$257,825
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$214.2k – $324k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
65.6%
250 of 381 roles
Live roles
381
open right now
Salary trend
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 54 |
GEICO
|
$172,500 | 28 |
Brex
|
$262,500 | 15 |
DigitalOcean
|
$215,100 | 15 |
Coupang
|
$298,000 | 12 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 11 |
Perplexity
|
$312,500 | 7 |
Pinterest
|
$306,235 | 6 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Seattle pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Seattle is $257,825 per year. Most pay falls between $214,150 (25th percentile) and $324,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $172,500 to $402,500.
These figures are computed live from 381 active Staff Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 250 (65.6%) 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 Seattle include 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 Staff Engineer salary in Seattle?
- The median is $257,825 per year, with most pay between $214,150 and $324,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 250 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Staff Engineer salary range in Seattle?
- Pay ranges from about $172,500 to $402,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $257,825. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.