Staff software engineer salary for remote jobs in the US
The median posted base pay for staff software engineer jobs remote in the US is $225K a year, from 368 open jobs at 179 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $205K to $260K. One job in ten has posted pay above $276K.
- Median posted base pay
- $225K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $205K to $260K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $184K to $276K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 368
- Companies
- 179
Software engineer pay by level for remote jobs in the US
Posted base pay for software engineer jobs remote in the US, by the level in the job title. This page is about the staff level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated853 jobs$167K$138K to $200K
- Senior888 jobs$185K$163K to $210K
- Staff368 jobs$225K$205K to $260K
- Principal98 jobs$238K$210K to $269K
- Director+101 jobs$238K$210K to $285K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $108K | $138K | $167K | $200K | $238K | 853 |
| Senior | $140K | $163K | $185K | $210K | $229K | 888 |
| Staff | $184K | $205K | $225K | $260K | $276K | 368 |
| Principal | $175K | $210K | $238K | $269K | $299K | 98 |
| Director+ | $180K | $210K | $238K | $285K | $315K | 101 |
Top-paying companies for staff software engineer jobs remote in the US
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for staff software engineer jobs remote in the US. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Anthropic$445K5 jobs
- 2Block$330K7 jobs
- 3Ashby$278K5 jobs
- 4Pinterest$271K5 jobs
- 5Reddit$260K14 jobs
- 6Affirm$260K21 jobs
- 7Toast$251K5 jobs
- 8Horizon3$250K15 jobs
- 9Hims & Hers$239K8 jobs
- 10Coinbase$237K12 jobs
- 11ZipRecruiter$225K6 jobs
- 12Temporal Technologies$224K6 jobs
- 13Northbeam$215K5 jobs
- 14Waabi$209K6 jobs
- 15Hercules$200K7 jobs
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.