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Staff Engineer Salary

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Updated: 17 May 2013

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Senior Staff Engineer Salary, Staff Analyst Salary

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Assistant Engineer Salary, Associate Engineer Salary, I&C Engineer Salary, Junior Engineer Salary

Staff Engineer 2013 Total Pay (?

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$47,141 - $141,289

(Median)

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MEDIAN: $89,805

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Staff Engineer Job Listings

Project Engineer Staff

May 19

Lockheed Martin - Bethesda, MD

and operational-level staffs (Division, Corps and... intelligence field; staff assignments on COCOM and national staffs; intermediate staff college attendance... - Indeed

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Sr. Staff Systems Engineer Job

May 17

Visa - Ashburn, VA

Sr. Staff Systems Engineer (Job Number: 131918) Location - United States-VA-Ashburn Organization - Visa... strong, hands on technical engineer professional with... - Indeed

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Sr. Staff Info Security Engineer - SIEM Job

May 11

Visa - Ashburn, VA

Sr. Staff Info Security Engineer - SIEM (Job Number: 131416) Location - United States-VA-Ashburn... SCOPE The Security Engineer is responsible for the... - Indeed

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$48,432 - $128,798
Bonus	$0.00 - $19,676
Profit Sharing	$875 - $19,653
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$47,141 - $141,289
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 17 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 745

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Staff Engineer Tasks

Collaborate to define user and technical needs, including testing.
Lead project management from idea generation to final product launch.
Design, develop, and prototype products.
Supervise and guide product development and testing team, classifying problems and identifying fixes.

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Companies and Industries for Staff Engineer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Qualcomm Inc	$102,129 - $141,110
Vmware, Inc.	$137,569 - $162,242
General Electric (GE) Aviation	$95,252 - $116,236
Intel Corporation	$106,500 - $125,500
Broadcom Corporation	$85,500 - $105,000

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Engineering Services	$65,161 - $119,131
Aerospace and Defense	$68,236 - $128,122
Software Development	$66,060 - $119,754
Telecommunications	$67,746 - $122,962
Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing	$69,149 - $127,166

Key Statistics for Staff Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 13%			Male 87%
Salary:	$54,242 - $95,564			$59,324 - $115,025

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

30%

5-9 years

24%

10-19 years

26%

20 years or more

13%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$45,380 - $122,823
Doctorate (PhD)	$82,601 - $138,403
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Civil Engineering (CE)	$44,243 - $71,562
Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$71,490 - $132,518
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$54,032 - $126,781

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 95%		Dental: 86%
	Vision: 71%		None: 4%

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