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Staff Software Engineer Salary

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Updated: 24 May 2013

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Staff Manager Salary, Staff Specialist Salary

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Staff Software Engineer 2013 Total Pay (?

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$79,369 - $154,508

(Median)

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MEDIAN: $118,269

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Staff Software Engineer Job Listings

Staff Engineer Software Architect

May 16

Cymer, Inc - San Diego, CA

Staff Engineer Software Architect - 0002336 Description “Cymer is growing rapidly and this is a new... in software engineering processes, including Software... - Indeed

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Sr Staff - Software Application Engineer

May 01

Charles Schwab - Phoenix, AZ

Brief Description of Role: System Infrastructure Engineer Technical/FunctionalQualifications: System Engineer to support the ACE Pega, SWISS and Capture... - Indeed

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Staff Software Engineer -Infrastructure

Mar 19

Shutterfly - Phoenix, AZ

passionate and experienced Infrastructure Software Engineer with solid experience working on high-traffic... on the infrastructure software layer that forms 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	$60K	$120K	$180K
Salary	$76,155 - $142,618
Bonus	$0.44 - $19,773
Profit Sharing	$504 - $18,422
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). )	$79,369 - $154,508
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 24 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 377

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Staff Software Engineer Tasks

Develop coding and design tasks to ensure software meets specified performance and reliability requirements.
Conduct systems programming and systems support activities.
Design, deploy and support best in class software development processes and tools.
Define the module specific requirements for software development projects.

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Companies and Industries for Staff Software Engineer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	$71,031 - $113,427
Qualcomm Inc	$121,967 - $140,362
Juniper Networks, Inc.	$132,090 - $154,459
Intuit Inc.	$89,860 - $150,000
Paypal, Inc.	$121,000 - $150,993

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	$60,378 - $114,624
Telecommunications	$64,666 - $119,687
Aerospace and Defense	$64,976 - $126,835
Electronics or Electrical Engineering Design	$63,706 - $119,347
Semiconductors Research and Development	$57,377 - $113,968

Key Statistics for Staff Software Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 7%			Male 93%
Salary:	$88,833 - $128,178			$91,235 - $128,092

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

5-9 years

28%

10-19 years

49%

20 years or more

16%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$70,117 - $141,380
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$69,322 - $127,055
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$75,933 - $138,781
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science (CS)	$77,738 - $159,250
Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$88,437 - $133,743

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 96%		Dental: 92%
	Vision: 80%		None: 2%

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