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Staff Software Engineer Salary

How much does a staff software engineer make? Real compensation data updated December 2025.

$195,047
Average Min
$259,031
Average Max
$259,146
Median Salary
$485,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $228,740
Senior level: $280,696
Top earners: $304,356

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Related Staff Software Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Staff Software Engineer - Supply Platform

2 open positions

$300,000 - $350,000
salary range
2

Staff Security Software Engineer

3 open positions

$220,000 - $350,000
salary range
3

Staff Software Engineer - Agent Platform

5 open positions

$260,000 - $300,000
salary range
4

Senior Staff Software Engineer

2 open positions

$235,500 - $314,500
salary range
5

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Privacy

3 open positions

$224,267 - $302,600
salary range
6

Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack

3 open positions

$225,333 - $270,000
salary range
7

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

7 open positions

$209,586 - $277,686
salary range
8

Staff Software Engineer - Autonomy Frameworks

3 open positions

$183,000 - $293,000
salary range
9

Staff Software Engineer, Android

3 open positions

$204,667 - $251,667
salary range
10

Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI

3 open positions

$188,600 - $255,900
salary range

Staff Software Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How staff software engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$259,031
average max salary
Range: $195,047 - $259,031
Based on 376 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Staff Software Engineers

Companies offering the highest staff software engineer salaries based on their job listings.

1

Anthropic

5 staff software engineer jobs

$367,000 - $469,000
salary range
2

Block

4 staff software engineer jobs

$263,600 - $395,400
salary range
3

Waymo

10 staff software engineer jobs

$242,300 - $307,400
salary range
4

Discord

8 staff software engineer jobs

$248,000 - $279,000
salary range
5

Harvey

9 staff software engineer jobs

$234,000 - $287,778
salary range
6

Aurora Innovation

16 staff software engineer jobs

$187,500 - $299,750
salary range
7

Quizlet 2

5 staff software engineer jobs

$207,980 - $277,280
salary range
8

DigitalOcean

9 staff software engineer jobs

$221,632 - $263,151
salary range
9

Affirm

5 staff software engineer jobs

$215,600 - $265,600
salary range
10

Databricks

39 staff software engineer jobs

$202,282 - $273,958
salary range

Staff Software Engineer Salary by Region

Compare staff software engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

Worldwide

166 jobs

$195,879 - $259,646
salary range

North America

210 jobs

$194,389 - $258,544
salary range

Staff Software Engineer Salary by Industry

How staff software engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

374 jobs

$195,194 - $259,413
salary range

Data

2 jobs

$167,500 - $187,500
salary range

Recent Staff Software Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest staff software engineer job postings with published compensation.

Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform

Harvey • Remote

$238,000 - $290,000

Staff Software Engineer, Search

Zocdoc • New York, NY, United States; USA Remote

$180,000 - $265,000

Sr Staff Engineer Software (AI/ML Engineer)

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara

$175,000 - $190,000

Senior/Staff/Principal Software Engineer (HHS)

Skylight • United States

$90,000 - $125,000

Sr Staff Cloud Software Engineer (Advanced Threat Prevention)

Palo Alto Networks • Santa Clara

$126,000 - $204,500

Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform

Airbnb • Remote - USA

$204,000 - $255,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual staff software engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

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All figures in US Dollars, annual.