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$113K Interstate Electronics' Average Staff Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
+$22K (21%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$32K (32%) more than average Interstate Electronics salary ($81K)
+$17K (13%) more than average Interstate Electronics Staff Engineer salary ($113K) in California
$130K TeleCommunication Systems' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$39K (35%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$40K (36%) more than average TeleCommunication Systems salary ($90K)
Equal to average TeleCommunication Systems Staff Engineer salary ($130K) in California
$83K Northrop Grumman's Average Staff Engineer Salary (17 salaries)
-$8K (9%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$8K (10%) more than average Northrop Grumman salary ($75K)
+$40K (38%) more than average Northrop Grumman Staff Engineer salary ($83K) in California
+$52K (47%) more than average Northrop Grumman Staff Engineer salary ($83K) in California
$118K Marvell Technology's Average Staff Engineer Salary (11 salaries)
+$27K (25%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$18K (16%) more than average Marvell Technology salary ($100K)
+$7K (5%) more than average Marvell Technology Staff Engineer salary ($118K) in California
$120K IC Group's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (27%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$42K (42%) more than average IC Group salary ($78K)
Equal to average IC Group Staff Engineer salary ($120K) in California
$120K Promex Technologies' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (27%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$67K (77%) more than average Promex Technologies salary ($53K)
Equal to average Promex Technologies Staff Engineer salary ($120K) in California
$103K Sony Mobile's Average Staff Engineer Salary (5 salaries)
+$12K (12%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$28K (31%) more than average Sony Mobile salary ($75K)
+$17K (15%) more than average Sony Mobile Staff Engineer salary ($103K) in California
$120K Telenav's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (27%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$60K (66%) more than average Telenav salary ($60K)
Equal to average Telenav Staff Engineer salary ($120K) in California
$115K QST Solutions Limited Inc.'s Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$24K (23%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
Equal to average QST Solutions Limited Inc. salary ($115K)
Equal to average QST Solutions Limited Inc. Staff Engineer salary ($115K) in California
$93K Qualcomm's Average Staff Engineer Salary (36 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$12K (13%) more than average Qualcomm salary ($81K)
+$7K (7%) more than average Qualcomm Staff Engineer salary ($93K) in California
+$17K (16%) more than average Qualcomm Staff Engineer salary ($93K) in California
+$32K (29%) more than average Qualcomm Staff Engineer salary ($93K) 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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