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Average Zendesk staff engineer salary

$167,922yearly

$51.7 hourly rate

Entry-level Zendesk staff engineer salary
$125,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Zendesk pay staff engineers?

The average salary for Zendesk staff engineers is $167,922 per year. Zendesk staff engineer salaries range between $125,000 to $223,000 per year. Zendesk staff engineers earn 56% more than the national average salary for staff engineers of $107,530.

Location impacts how much a staff engineer at Zendesk can expect to make. Staff engineers at Zendesk make the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Chicago, IL.

How much does Zendesk pay staff engineers by location?

Zendesk pays staff engineers the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Chicago, IL. Additionally, cities like Irving and Madison also report highly competitive salaries for staff engineers at Zendesk.

Staff engineer Zendesk salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$188,632$90.69
2Seattle, WA$168,521$81.02
3Chicago, IL$141,261$67.91
4Irving, TX$136,290$65.52
5Madison, WI$127,469$61.28
6Atlanta, GA$123,300$59.28
7Tampa, FL$116,749$56.13

Highest-paid Zendesk staff engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Principal Project Engineer$181,254$87-
2Principal Design Engineer$179,939$87-
3Principal Systems Engineer$179,389$86-
4Staff Design Engineer$175,521$84-
5Head Engineer$172,784$83-
6Principal Engineer$168,910$81-
7Principal Hardware Engineer$167,414$80-
8Senior Staff Engineer$167,370$80-
9Senior Principal Engineer$167,256$80-
10Principle Engineer, Systems Engineering$166,295$80-

Staff engineer salary at Zendesk competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$188,316$91775
2Yammer$175,241$84-
3Twilio$162,759$784
4DocuSign$161,278$788
5SugarCRM$160,287$77-
6BlackLine$159,002$768
7Intuit$156,165$75130
8Citrix$144,944$70-
9Juniper Networks$142,262$68-
10Gigamon$140,894$683
11Freshdesk$139,837$672
12Quest Software$138,186$66-
13Entrust Datacard$128,767$6234
14Turning Technologies$127,638$61-
15Symplicity$126,771$61-
16Snowbound Software$125,891$61-
17UserVoice$119,846$58-
18Convey Compliance Systems$113,568$55-
19Symmetry$112,928$541
20Workiva$109,053$521

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