Senior software engineer salary
The median posted base pay for senior software engineer jobs is $193K a year, from 4,275 open jobs at 1,604 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $168K to $220K. One job in ten has posted pay above $244K.
- Median posted base pay
- $193K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $168K to $220K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $141K to $244K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 4,275
- Companies
- 1,604
Software engineer pay by level
Posted base pay for software engineer jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the senior level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Intern29 jobs$123K$113K to $132K
- Entry level176 jobs$140K$115K to $150K
- Level not stated6,588 jobs$175K$143K to $210K
- Senior4,275 jobs$193K$168K to $220K
- Staff1,568 jobs$230K$205K to $262K
- Principal437 jobs$238K$206K to $281K
- Director+512 jobs$248K$208K to $288K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | $88K | $113K | $123K | $132K | $149K | 29 |
| Entry level | $92K | $115K | $140K | $150K | $171K | 176 |
| Level not stated | $115K | $143K | $175K | $210K | $250K | 6,588 |
| Senior | $141K | $168K | $193K | $220K | $244K | 4,275 |
| Staff | $181K | $205K | $230K | $262K | $293K | 1,568 |
| Principal | $175K | $206K | $238K | $281K | $322K | 437 |
| Director+ | $170K | $208K | $248K | $288K | $333K | 512 |
Top-paying companies for senior software engineer jobs
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior software engineer jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Veeam Software$335K5 jobs
- 2Roku$327K5 jobs
- 3Lambda$313K5 jobs
- 4ByteDance$303K6 jobs
- 5Triumph$300K6 jobs
- 6Pure Storage$259K6 jobs
- 7Reliable Robotics Corporation$258K10 jobs
- 8xAI$255K13 jobs
- 9Retell AI$250K8 jobs
- 10Capital One$246K45 jobs
- 11Snowflake$244K18 jobs
- 12Nuro$243K10 jobs
- 13Waymo$238K21 jobs
- 14Freedom Technology Solutions Group$238K5 jobs
- 15Handshake$238K5 jobs
- 16Instacart$236K7 jobs
- 17Epic Games$234K10 jobs
- 18Adobe$230K10 jobs
- 19Cloudflare$230K23 jobs
- 20RevenueCat$230K10 jobs
Senior software engineer pay by US region
The median posted base pay for senior software engineer jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.
- Bay Area1,292 jobs+7%$209K
- New York650 jobs+6%$208K
- Other US cities1,536 jobs−5%$186K
- US remote888 jobs−5%$185K
| Region | Median posted base pay | Against the US median | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area | $209K | +7% | 1,292 |
| New York | $208K | +6% | 650 |
| Other US cities | $186K | −5% | 1,536 |
| US remote | $185K | −5% | 888 |
| All US jobs | $196K | 0% | 3,826 |
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.