Staff Engineering salaries in United States
Built from 798 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-11). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Staff Engineering roles in United States state a median of $232,800 annual USD (P25 $205,500, P75 $270,000), measured from 798 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-11.
Beyond base: 61.8% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 38.3% mention bonus/commission (n=1118 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 290 | 25.9% |
| Kubernetes | 179 | 16.0% |
| AWS | 177 | 15.8% |
| CI/CD | 159 | 14.2% |
| Roadmapping | 158 | 14.1% |
| LLM | 138 | 12.3% |
| SQL | 133 | 11.9% |
| TypeScript | 129 | 11.5% |
| GCP | 116 | 10.4% |
| C++ | 115 | 10.3% |
| React | 107 | 9.6% |
| Linux | 98 | 8.8% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $178,500
- P20
- $195,000
- P30
- $212,500
- P40
- $225,000
- P50
- $232,800
- P60
- $248,050
- P70
- $262,500
- P80
- $277,500
- P90
- $326,000
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Companies behind these numbers (United States)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropic | ai | 62 | 61 | View roles → |
| databricks | software | 57 | 55 | View roles → |
| crusoe | — | 53 | 52 | View roles → |
| servicenow | — | 39 | 31 | View roles → |
| formenergy | — | 40 | 26 | View roles → |
| harvey | ai | 26 | 26 | View roles → |
| linkedin3 | — | 22 | 22 | View roles → |
| gusto | software | 21 | 20 | View roles → |
| coinbase | fintech | 19 | 19 | View roles → |
| okta | software | 17 | 17 | View roles → |
| archer56 | — | 16 | 16 | View roles → |
| axon | defense | 16 | 15 | View roles → |