Staff Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Staff Engineer make in California?
Staff Engineers in California earn $114,000 annually on average, or $44.00 per hour, which is 73% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Staff Engineers work for MedMen at $230,000 annually while the lowest paid Staff Engineers work for University of Southern California earning approximately $30,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$110K International Software Systems' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$19K (18%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$50K (58%) more than average International Software Systems salary ($60K)
Equal to average International Software Systems Staff Engineer salary ($110K) in California
$110K Tango's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$19K (18%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$34K (36%) more than average Tango salary ($76K)
Equal to average Tango Staff Engineer salary ($110K) in California
$122K Alcon's Average Staff Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$31K (29%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$57K (60%) more than average Alcon salary ($65K)
-$17K (14%) less than average Alcon Staff Engineer salary ($122K) in California
$92K QLogic's Average Staff Engineer Salary (5 salaries)
+$1K (1%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$1K (1%) more than average QLogic salary ($91K)
+$13K (13%) more than average QLogic Staff Engineer salary ($92K) in California
$94K ITT Corp.'s Average Staff Engineer Salary (11 salaries)
+$3K (3%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$20K (23%) more than average ITT Corp. salary ($74K)
+$6K (6%) more than average ITT Corp. Staff Engineer salary ($94K) in California
$101K Xerox's Average Staff Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$10K (10%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$50K (65%) more than average Xerox salary ($51K)
Equal to average Xerox Staff Engineer salary ($101K) in California
$86K Lockheed Martin's Average Staff Engineer Salary (12 salaries)
-$5K (5%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$15K (19%) more than average Lockheed Martin salary ($71K)
+$9K (9%) more than average Lockheed Martin Staff Engineer salary ($86K) in California
$92K Booz Allen Hamilton's Average Staff Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$1K (1%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$3K (3%) more than average Booz Allen Hamilton salary ($89K)
-$19K (23%) less than average Booz Allen Hamilton Staff Engineer salary ($92K) in California
+$18K (17%) more than average Booz Allen Hamilton Staff Engineer salary ($92K) in California
$93K Panasonic Avionics' Average Staff Engineer Salary (7 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$13K (15%) more than average Panasonic Avionics salary ($80K)
-$3K (3%) less than average Panasonic Avionics Staff Engineer salary ($93K) in California
$80K McGinnis Chen Associates' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (12%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
Equal to average McGinnis Chen Associates salary ($80K)
Equal to average McGinnis Chen Associates Staff Engineer salary ($80K) in California
Top companies for Staff Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Staff Engineer in California
| MedMen | $230K | 1 salary |
| Luminar Technologies | $220K | 1 salary |
| Thales | $186K | 1 salary |
| Ellie Mae | $182K | 1 salary |
| Citrix Systems | $180K | 1 salary |
| Lam Research | $165K | 1 salary |
| Dolby Laboratories | $160K | 1 salary |
| Samsung | $157K | 1 salary |
| Byton | $145K | 1 salary |
| Teledyne LeCroy | $145K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Staff Engineer in California
Palo Alto, CA
$165K per year
2 salaries > Mountain View, CA
$157K per year
1 salary > Milpitas, CA
$145K per year
1 salary > Los Angeles, CA
$130K per year
2 salaries > Anaheim, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > Redondo Beach, CA
$129K per year
2 salaries > Fremont, CA
$126K per year
3 salaries > Santa Clara, CA
$123K per year
7 salaries > Irvine, CA
$122K per year
3 salaries >
$165K per year
2 salaries > Mountain View, CA
$157K per year
1 salary > Milpitas, CA
$145K per year
1 salary > Los Angeles, CA
$130K per year
2 salaries > Anaheim, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > Redondo Beach, CA
$129K per year
2 salaries > Fremont, CA
$126K per year
3 salaries > Santa Clara, CA
$123K per year
7 salaries > Irvine, CA
$122K per year
3 salaries >
Staff Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Aliso Viejo
- Anaheim
- Chatsworth
- Fremont
- Irvine
- Lake Forest
- Los Angeles
- Milpitas
- Mountain View
- Palo Alto
- Pleasanton
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Redondo Beach
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale
- Thousand Oaks
- West Sacramento
Staff Engineer Salaries in Other States
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