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$75K ADC Telecommunications' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$16K (19%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$12K (17%) more than average ADC Telecommunications salary ($63K)
Equal to average ADC Telecommunications Staff Engineer salary ($75K) in California
$93K Dielectric Systems' Average Staff Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$15K (17%) more than average Dielectric Systems salary ($78K)
-$18K (21%) less than average Dielectric Systems Staff Engineer salary ($93K) in California
$91K IBM's Average Staff Engineer Salary (27 salaries)
Equal to national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
+$14K (16%) more than average IBM salary ($77K)
-$26K (33%) less than average IBM Staff Engineer salary ($91K) in California
$64K Mid Pacific Engineering Inc's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$27K (34%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
Equal to average Mid Pacific Engineering Inc salary ($64K)
Equal to average Mid Pacific Engineering Inc Staff Engineer salary ($64K) in California
$46K C.Y.Geotech. Inc.'s Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$45K (65%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
Equal to average C.Y.Geotech. Inc. salary ($46K)
Equal to average C.Y.Geotech. Inc. Staff Engineer salary ($46K) in California
$45K Stantec's Average Staff Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
-$46K (67%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
-$15K (28%) less than average Stantec salary ($60K)
Equal to average Stantec Staff Engineer salary ($45K) in California
$30K Construction Testing Services' Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$61K (100%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
-$13K (35%) less than average Construction Testing Services salary ($43K)
Equal to average Construction Testing Services Staff Engineer salary ($30K) in California
$30K RMA Group's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$61K (100%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
-$12K (33%) less than average RMA Group salary ($42K)
Equal to average RMA Group Staff Engineer salary ($30K) in California
$30K University of Southern California's Average Staff Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$61K (100%) less than national average Staff Engineer salary ($91K)
-$8K (23%) less than average University of Southern California salary ($38K)
Equal to average University of Southern California Staff Engineer salary ($30K) 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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