LinkedIn staff engineer salary

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Average LinkedIn staff engineer salary

$164,760yearly

$51.7 hourly rate

Entry-level LinkedIn staff engineer salary

$126,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does LinkedIn pay staff engineers?

The average salary for LinkedIn staff engineers is $164,760 per year. LinkedIn staff engineer salaries range between $126,000 to $214,000 per year. LinkedIn staff engineers earn 53% more than the national average salary for staff engineers of $107,530.

Location impacts how much a staff engineer at LinkedIn can expect to make. Staff engineers at LinkedIn make the most in Sunnyvale, CA, Bellevue, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does LinkedIn pay staff engineers by location?

LinkedIn pays staff engineers the most in Sunnyvale, CA, Bellevue, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Chicago and Omaha also report highly competitive salaries for staff engineers at LinkedIn.

Staff engineer LinkedIn salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Sunnyvale, CA	$186,544	$89.68
2	Bellevue, WA	$161,660	$77.72
3	New York, NY	$139,110	$66.88
4	Chicago, IL	$136,655	$65.70
5	Omaha, NE	$117,246	$56.37

Highest-paid LinkedIn staff engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Principal Systems Engineer	$176,655	$85	-
2	Development Engineer/Engineering Manager	$173,391	$83	-
3	Principal Design Engineer	$170,546	$82	-
4	Principal Test Engineer	$168,347	$81	-
5	Staff Design Engineer	$166,776	$80	-
6	Principal Hardware Engineer	$162,164	$78	-
7	Staff Test Engineer	$159,575	$77	-
8	Senior Principal Engineer	$158,643	$76	-
9	Senior Staff Engineer	$158,616	$76	10
10	Head Engineer	$158,306	$76	-

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Recent salaries for staff engineers at linkedin

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Staff AI Engineer	Sunnyvale, CA	06/27/2025	$164,000
Staff AI Engineer	Sunnyvale, CA	04/21/2025	$164,000
Staff AI Engineer	Sunnyvale, CA	03/25/2025	$164,000
Staff Engineer, Site Reliability	Sunnyvale, CA	03/04/2025	$191,468
Staff AI Engineer	Sunnyvale, CA	02/18/2025	$164,000

Staff engineer salary at LinkedIn competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$200,799	$97	3451
2	Google	$188,316	$91	775
3	Yelp	$187,517	$90	-
4	Crunchbase	$183,121	$88	-
5	eBay	$182,983	$88	50
6	Twitter	$182,246	$88	7
7	Eventbrite	$176,672	$85	-
8	Yammer	$175,241	$84	-
9	Pinterest	$173,305	$83	72
10	Quora	$170,182	$82	10
11	StumbleUpon	$170,137	$82	-
12	Artnet	$163,678	$79	-
13	SEO.com	$163,566	$79	-
14	Glassdoor	$163,442	$79	-
15	Craigslist	$157,138	$76	-
16	Intuit	$156,165	$75	130
17	Indeed	$155,386	$75	-
18	Dice	$154,503	$74	-
19	Bankrate	$141,707	$68	-
20	Monster Worldwide	$132,720	$64	-

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