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$220K Luminar Technologies' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$129K (82%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
Equal to average Luminar Technologies salary ($220K)
Equal to average Luminar Technologies Staff Engineer salary ($220K) in California
$186K Thales' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$95K (68%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$115K (89%) more than average Thales salary ($71K)
Equal to average Thales Staff Engineer salary ($186K) in California
$182K Ellie Mae's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$91K (66%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$104K (80%) more than average Ellie Mae salary ($78K)
Equal to average Ellie Mae Staff Engineer salary ($182K) in California
$180K Citrix Systems' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$89K (65%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$100K (76%) more than average Citrix Systems salary ($80K)
Equal to average Citrix Systems Staff Engineer salary ($180K) in California
$165K Lam Research's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$74K (57%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$74K (57%) more than average Lam Research salary ($91K)
Equal to average Lam Research Staff Engineer salary ($165K) in California
$160K Dolby Laboratories' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$69K (54%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$69K (54%) more than average Dolby Laboratories salary ($91K)
Equal to average Dolby Laboratories Staff Engineer salary ($160K) in California
$93K Samsung's Average Staff Engineer Salary (11 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$23K (28%) more than average Samsung salary ($70K)
+$64K (51%) more than average Samsung Staff Engineer salary ($93K) in California
$145K Byton's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$54K (45%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
-$20K (12%) less than average Byton salary ($165K)
Equal to average Byton Staff Engineer salary ($145K) in California
$145K Teledyne LeCroy's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$54K (45%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$23K (17%) more than average Teledyne LeCroy salary ($122K)
Equal to average Teledyne LeCroy Staff Engineer salary ($145K) in California
$114K Intel's Average Staff Engineer Salary (9 salaries)
+$23K (22%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$43K (46%) more than average Intel salary ($71K)
+$6K (5%) more than average Intel Staff Engineer salary ($114K) in California
+$26K (20%) more than average Intel Staff Engineer salary ($114K) 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
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