Staff Software Engineer salaries in California
Staff Software Engineer professionals in California earn $251–329K per year on average, based on 3 jobs. Staff Software Engineer roles in California pay 7% above the board-wide average of $237.7–303.9K for Staff Software Engineer jobs on Started by Women.
Average salary range
$251–329K
Based on 3 jobs · 7% more than the average salary on Started by Women
25th percentile
$251K
Average
$290K
75th percentile
$329K
Staff Software Engineer salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Started by Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $251–329K | 3 | +7% |
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Highest paying job titles in California beyond Staff Software Engineer, ranked by average salary.
Legal Counsel
Avg. $190.7–271.9K · 13 jobs
Product Development
Avg. $132.5–169.2K · 12 jobs
Product Management
Avg. $141.2–172.5K · 11 jobs
Sales Operations
Avg. $161.1–221.9K · 10 jobs
Strategic Finance
Avg. $141–202.9K · 10 jobs
Revenue Operations
Avg. $149.7–211.6K · 10 jobs
Top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California, ranked by average salary.
Data Analysis
Avg. $147.9–197.7K · 38 jobs
Inventory Management
Avg. $107.4–119.1K · 25 jobs
Stakeholder Management
Avg. $163.8–228.5K · 22 jobs
SQL
Avg. $145.7–211.5K · 19 jobs
NetSuite
Avg. $125–155.7K · 18 jobs
Salesforce
Avg. $164.5–224.2K · 17 jobs
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All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.