Senior software engineer salary for remote jobs in the US
The median posted base pay for senior software engineer jobs remote in the US is $185K a year, from 888 open jobs at 461 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $163K to $210K. One job in ten has posted pay above $229K.
- Median posted base pay
- $185K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $163K to $210K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $140K to $229K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 888
- Companies
- 461
Software engineer pay by level for remote jobs in the US
Posted base pay for software engineer jobs remote in the US, by the level in the job title. This page is about the senior level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated853 jobs$167K$138K to $200K
- Senior888 jobs$185K$163K to $210K
- Staff368 jobs$225K$205K to $260K
- Principal98 jobs$238K$210K to $269K
- Director+101 jobs$238K$210K to $285K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $108K | $138K | $167K | $200K | $238K | 853 |
| Senior | $140K | $163K | $185K | $210K | $229K | 888 |
| Staff | $184K | $205K | $225K | $260K | $276K | 368 |
| Principal | $175K | $210K | $238K | $269K | $299K | 98 |
| Director+ | $180K | $210K | $238K | $285K | $315K | 101 |
Top-paying companies for senior software engineer jobs remote in the US
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior software engineer jobs remote in the US. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Instacart$236K7 jobs
- 2RevenueCat$230K10 jobs
- 3Reddit$229K14 jobs
- 4Mercury$226K11 jobs
- 5ClickUp$225K5 jobs
- 6Horizon3$217K18 jobs
- 7Databricks$216K28 jobs
- 8Atlassian$208K6 jobs
- 9STR$208K5 jobs
- 10Samsara$207K6 jobs
- 11Toast$207K7 jobs
- 12TRM Labs$205K5 jobs
- 13Coinbase$202K18 jobs
- 14Upstart$199K13 jobs
- 15Motional$191K9 jobs
- 16Northbeam$188K6 jobs
- 17Axon$183K5 jobs
- 18Affirm$183K11 jobs
- 19Grafana Labs$182K8 jobs
- 20Fivetran $180K5 jobs
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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.