Philadelphia, PA · 2025 pay · 29 people
How much does a staff engineer make in Philadelphia, PA?
$104,444typical pay for full-year staff engineers in 2025
$101,569 – $115,485what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $103,377. Typical pay rose 4.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Philadelphia · Matches the agency's latest release · phila.gov ↗
Where staff engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Staff Engineer 123 people$102,674
- Staff Engineer 26 people$120,683
Highest-paid staff engineers, 2025
- 1Yuba DahalStaff Engineer 2 · City of Philadelphia$134,550
- 2Steven PugsleyStaff Engineer 2 · City of Philadelphia$125,207
- 3Hamza Al AyaydahStaff Engineer 1 · City of Philadelphia$122,393
- 4Jeffrey TanStaff Engineer 2 · City of Philadelphia$121,825
- 5Paul KohlStaff Engineer 2 · City of Philadelphia$119,541
Common questions
How much does a staff engineer make in Philadelphia, PA?
Full-year staff engineers were typically paid $104,444 in 2025; most earned between $101,569 and $115,485. Counting all 29 people paid, typical pay was $103,377.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for staff engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Staff Engineer, at any level (for example "Staff Engineer 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this