Fastly staff software engineer salary

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Average Fastly staff software engineer salary

$162,945yearly

$65.7 hourly rate

Entry-level Fastly staff software engineer salary

$126,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Fastly pay staff software engineers?

The average salary for Fastly staff software engineers is $162,945 per year. Fastly staff software engineer salaries range between $126,000 to $210,000 per year. Fastly staff software engineers earn 19% more than the national average salary for staff software engineers of $136,653.

Location impacts how much a staff software engineer at Fastly can expect to make. Staff software engineers at Fastly make the most in Juneau, AK, San Francisco, CA, and Seattle, WA.

How much does Fastly pay staff software engineers by location?

Fastly pays staff software engineers the most in Juneau, AK, San Francisco, CA, and Seattle, WA. Additionally, cities like Boise and Portland also report highly competitive salaries for staff software engineers at Fastly.

Staff software engineer Fastly salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Juneau, AK	$177,999	$85.58
2	San Francisco, CA	$174,405	$83.85
3	Seattle, WA	$173,392	$83.36
4	Boise, ID	$160,060	$76.95
5	Portland, OR	$156,368	$75.18
6	Pierre, SD	$153,424	$73.76
7	Carson City, NV	$152,173	$73.16
8	New York, NY	$151,202	$72.69
9	Providence, RI	$149,746	$71.99
10	Dover, DE	$146,864	$70.61

Highest-paid Fastly staff software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Software Director	$195,234	$94	-
2	Chief Software Architect	$194,637	$94	-
3	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$184,893	$89	-
4	Software Engineering Manager	$182,877	$88	-
5	Senior Software Manager	$179,898	$86	-
6	Principal Software Engineer	$172,585	$83	-
7	Vice President, Software Development	$168,217	$81	-
8	Software Development Manager	$167,100	$80	-
9	Senior Software Architect	$165,444	$80	-
10	Principal Developer	$165,345	$79	-

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Recent salaries for staff software engineers at fastly

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Staff Software Engineer-Compute Runtimes & Sdks	San Francisco, CA	05/28/2025	$195,720
Staff Software Engineer-Network Privacy Protocols	San Francisco, CA	04/16/2025	$195,720
Staff Software Engineer-Network Privacy Protocols	New York, NY	04/16/2025	$195,720
Staff Software Engineer-Network Privacy Protocols	Denver, CO	04/16/2025	$195,720
Staff Software Engineer-Compute Runtimes & Sdks	San Francisco, CA	03/26/2025	$195,720

Staff software engineer salary at Fastly competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Cloudflare	$191,477	$92	61
2	Box	$176,015	$85	8
3	SugarCRM	$175,502	$84	-
4	New Relic	$169,108	$81	1
5	VMware	$168,744	$81	1
6	Juniper Networks	$154,132	$74	-
7	Citrix	$149,718	$72	-
8	Fortinet	$148,589	$71	63
9	Red Hat	$130,049	$63	103
10	LogMeIn	$127,725	$61	-
11	Rocket Software	$111,885	$54	-

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