Software engineer salary for remote jobs in the US
The median posted base pay for software engineer jobs remote in the US is $190K a year, from 2,315 open jobs at 924 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $160K to $224K. One job in ten has posted pay above $258K.
- Median posted base pay
- $190K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $160K to $224K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $128K to $258K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 2,315
- Companies
- 924
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. 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 software engineer jobs remote in the US
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for software engineer jobs remote in the US. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Anthropic$445K10 jobs
- 2AlphaSense$293K5 jobs
- 3Airbnb$279K5 jobs
- 4Block$272K17 jobs
- 5Kalepa$272K6 jobs
- 6Pinterest$271K10 jobs
- 7Capital One$262K15 jobs
- 8ServiceTitan$260K8 jobs
- 9GC AI$258K5 jobs
- 10Ramp$255K5 jobs
- 11Whatnot$254K16 jobs
- 12Toast$251K17 jobs
- 13OpenRouter$250K5 jobs
- 14Owner.com$245K6 jobs
- 15Render$242K12 jobs
- 16Atlassian$242K25 jobs
- 17Cribl$241K6 jobs
- 18Horizon3$241K44 jobs
- 19teamLFG$238K7 jobs
- 20Instacart$236K8 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.