Senior Staff Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Senior Staff Engineer make in California?
Senior Staff Engineers in California earn $137,000 annually on average, or $49.00 per hour, which is 108% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Senior Staff Engineers work for Qualcomm at $200,000 annually while the lowest paid Senior Staff Engineers work for NOEL Technologies earning approximately $70,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$185K KLA-Tencor's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$84K (58%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$104K (78%) more than average KLA-Tencor salary ($81K)
Equal to average KLA-Tencor Senior Staff Engineer salary ($185K) in California
$148K Lam Research's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$47K (37%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$57K (47%) more than average Lam Research salary ($91K)
+$27K (16%) more than average Lam Research Senior Staff Engineer salary ($148K) in California
$175K Toshiba's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$74K (53%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$110K (91%) more than average Toshiba salary ($65K)
Equal to average Toshiba Senior Staff Engineer salary ($175K) in California
$168K Machine Zone's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$67K (49%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$35K (23%) more than average Machine Zone salary ($133K)
Equal to average Machine Zone Senior Staff Engineer salary ($168K) in California
$164K Huawei's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$63K (47%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$99K (86%) more than average Huawei salary ($65K)
-$4K (2%) less than average Huawei Senior Staff Engineer salary ($164K) in California
+$3K (1%) more than average Huawei Senior Staff Engineer salary ($164K) in California
$140K Maxtor's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$39K (32%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$79K (78%) more than average Maxtor salary ($61K)
Equal to average Maxtor Senior Staff Engineer salary ($140K) in California
$130K Adaptrum's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (25%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
Equal to average Adaptrum salary ($130K)
Equal to average Adaptrum Senior Staff Engineer salary ($130K) in California
$111K Boeing's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
+$10K (9%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$36K (38%) more than average Boeing salary ($75K)
+$19K (15%) more than average Boeing Senior Staff Engineer salary ($111K) in California
$115K Oracle's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$14K (12%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$20K (19%) more than average Oracle salary ($95K)
+$10K (8%) more than average Oracle Senior Staff Engineer salary ($115K) in California
$120K Philips Lighting's Average Senior Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$19K (17%) more than national average Senior Staff Engineer salary ($101K)
+$59K (65%) more than average Philips Lighting salary ($61K)
Equal to average Philips Lighting Senior Staff Engineer salary ($120K) in California
Top companies for Senior Staff Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Senior Staff Engineer in California
| Qualcomm | $200K | 1 salary |
| KLA-Tencor | $185K | 1 salary |
| Lam Research | $175K | 1 salary |
| Toshiba | $175K | 1 salary |
| Machine Zone | $168K | 1 salary |
| Huawei | $163K | 2 salaries |
| Maxtor | $140K | 1 salary |
| Adaptrum | $130K | 1 salary |
| Boeing | $130K | 1 salary |
| Oracle | $125K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Senior Staff Engineer in California
San Diego, CA
$180K per year
2 salaries > Fremont, CA
$175K per year
1 salary > Palo Alto, CA
$168K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$167K per year
1 salary > Milpitas, CA
$141K per year
3 salaries > San Jose, CA
$141K per year
3 salaries > El Segundo, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > Pleasanton, CA
$125K per year
1 salary > Torrance, CA
$104K per year
1 salary >
$180K per year
2 salaries > Fremont, CA
$175K per year
1 salary > Palo Alto, CA
$168K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$167K per year
1 salary > Milpitas, CA
$141K per year
3 salaries > San Jose, CA
$141K per year
3 salaries > El Segundo, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > Pleasanton, CA
$125K per year
1 salary > Torrance, CA
$104K per year
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Senior Staff Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Campbell
- El Segundo
- Fremont
- Milpitas
- Newport Beach
- North Hollywood
- Palo Alto
- Pleasanton
- San Diego
- San Jose
- Santa Clara
- Torrance
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