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Average ARA staff engineer salary

$81,672yearly

$51.7 hourly rate

Entry-level ARA staff engineer salary
$58,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does ARA pay staff engineers?

The average salary for ARA staff engineers is $81,672 per year. ARA staff engineer salaries range between $58,000 to $114,000 per year. ARA staff engineers earn 24% less than the national average salary for staff engineers of $107,530.

Location impacts how much a staff engineer at ARA can expect to make. Staff engineers at ARA make the most in Sacramento, CA, Albuquerque, NM, and Elkridge, MD.

How much does ARA pay staff engineers by location?

ARA pays staff engineers the most in Sacramento, CA, Albuquerque, NM, and Elkridge, MD. Additionally, cities like Egg Harbor and Battle Creek also report highly competitive salaries for staff engineers at ARA.

Staff engineer ARA salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Sacramento, CA$103,607$49.81
2Albuquerque, NM$89,101$42.84
3Elkridge, MD$86,656$41.66
4Egg Harbor, NJ$78,103$37.55
5Battle Creek, MI$74,352$35.75
6Champaign, IL$74,212$35.68
7Raleigh, NC$72,005$34.62
8Camp Hill, PA$69,774$33.55
9Randolph, VT$68,708$33.03
10Fairborn, OH$66,598$32.02

Highest-paid ARA staff engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$122,474$59-
2Team Lead Engineer$117,342$56-
3Senior Principal Engineer$117,234$56-
4Principal Systems Engineer$116,427$563
5Principal Design Engineer$115,894$56-
6Principal Engineer$115,164$55-
7Staff Process Engineer$113,599$55-
8Project Lead Engineer$106,766$51-
9Head Engineer$106,445$51-
10Principal Hardware Engineer$106,288$51-

Recent salaries for staff engineers at ara

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Staff Pavement Engineer 1Oxnard, CA05/05/2025$79,000
Staff Pavement Engineer 1Austin, TX04/25/2025$65,000
Staff Pavement Engineer 2Champaign, IL04/25/2025$78,000
Staff Pavement Engineer 2Mechanicsburg, PA04/24/2025$78,000

Staff engineer salary at ARA competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Walgreens$148,643$71-
2Vudu$125,574$60-
3RAND$125,151$605
4MAR MD$123,645$59-
5IPM$122,450$59-
6The Dow Chemical Company$105,274$513
7Bartec$104,912$50-
8Revere Group$99,613$48-
9Battelle$99,163$4825
10TSM$95,220$46-
11Northstar Technologies$94,044$45-
12Pri$93,498$45-
13Schafer$92,983$45-
14Sparta$92,691$45-
15Sigma$91,787$44-
16ESC$88,298$421
17Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$86,246$41-
18Institute of Food Technologists$81,264$39-
19Automation Technology$69,757$34-
20Michael Baker$67,511$3224

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