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Sr Staff Engineer salary in United States
The median salary in Sr Staff Engineer job ads in United States is $267,140 a year (about $22,262 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $260,000 to $272,500, based on 13 salaries from 7 employers, updated 14 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $267,140
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $260,000
- Oct 2026
- Low $260,000 · Oct 2026
- Salaries
- 13
- from 7 employers
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 14 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $260,000
- 25th percentile
- $260,000
- Median
- $267,140
- 75th percentile
- $272,500
- 90th percentile
- $294,500
13 salaries · 19 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 13 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 14 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Sr Staff Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 13 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $260K | 8% 1 listing | |
| $260K–$265K | 38% 5 listings | |
| $265K–$270KMedian here | 8% 1 listing | |
| $270K–$275K | 31% 4 listings | |
| $275K–$280K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $280K–$285K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $285K–$290K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $290K–$295K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $295K and over | 15% 2 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Pay listed by employers
Latest Sr Staff Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Sr. Staff Engineer, Motion Planning and Controls, Autonomous DrivingLucid Motors · Senior level · posted 6 Nov 2026$216,600 – $317,680
- Sr. Staff Engineer, Supply Chain - Mechanical Commodities (R6524)Shield AI · Senior level · posted 4 Nov 2026$210,000 – $315,000
- Sr. Staff Engineer - Applied AI, Patient (Remote)Rula · Senior level · posted 4 Nov 2026$242,000 – $303,000
- Sr. Staff Engineer - Applied AI, PatientRula · Senior level · posted 4 Nov 2026$242,000 – $303,000
- Sr. Staff EngineerIllumio · Senior level · posted 4 Nov 2026$232,000 – $278,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
13 salaries from 7 employers, posted between 14 Nov 2025 and 14 Nov 2026. Last updated 14 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
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Live jobs
Sr Staff Engineer jobs in United States
- Sr. Staff Engineer - Applied AI, Patient (Remote)
Rula · United States
$242K – $303K/yr · listed by the employer
- Sr. Staff Engineer - Applied AI, Patient
Rula · United States
$242K – $303K/yr · listed by the employer
- Sr. Staff Engineer (Fullstack/Backend)
Hims & Hers · United States
$240K – $280K/yr · listed by the employer
- Sr. Staff Engineer (Fullstack/Frontend)
Hims & Hers · United States
$240K – $280K/yr · listed by the employer
- Sr. Staff Engineer, Care (Fullstack/Backend)
Hims & Hers · United States
$240K – $280K/yr · listed by the employer
- Sr. Staff Engineer (Backend)
Hims & Hers · United States
$240K – $280K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Sr Staff Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Sr Staff Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Sr Staff Engineer in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $267,140 a year, based on 13 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $260,000 and $272,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Sr Staff Engineer salary in United States?
From 13 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.