What is the average Software Engineering salary?

The median Software Engineering salary is $174,950 based on 5,000 job postings with published compensation data across 254 companies.

How does Software Engineering salary vary by seniority?

Software Engineering salaries range from $113,360 at the intern level to $315,000 at the vp level.

Which companies pay the most for Software Engineering roles?

The highest-paying companies for Software Engineering include Netflix ($473,000), Anthropic ($402,500), OpenAI ($360,000).

Software Engineering Salary Guide 2026

Median Salary

$174,950

Software Engineering roles

Jobs with Pay Data

12,988

postings with salary info

Salary Range

$158,000 – $201,960

25th to 75th percentile

Companies Reporting

254

with compensation data

Salary by Seniority

Median Software Engineering salary by experience level

intern

$113,360

junior

$116,883

mid

$168,000

senior

$192,750

staff

$226,000

principal

$208,200

manager

$201,960

director

$254,500

$315,000

Top-Paying Companies

By median Software Engineering salary

Netflix

$473,000

Anthropic

$402,500

OpenAI

$360,000

HubSpot

$346,050

Recursion

$326,700

xAI

$310,000

Roku

$301,500

Calendly

$296,664

Digital Turbine

$296,500

Mixpanel

$280,003

Top Locations by Salary

Median salary by location

Panamá

$503,500

Los Gatos

$475,000

Roseville

$365,000

Distributed

$263,000

Northeast - United States

$260,200

Kirkland

$254,000

Cambridge

$254,000

$252,000

Compensation Distribution

Sampled from 5,000 of 12,988 Software Engineering postings with salary data

<$75k

$75k–$100k

$100k–$150k

885

$150k–$200k

2,719

$200k–$300k

1,182

$300k+

112

Software Engineering Jobs with Salary

Director Of Software Engineering and Architecture

director Director of Engineering · 2U · Crystal City

Python TypeScript Ruby

$232k – $264k

Manager, Capital Markets and Treasury

manager Engineering Manager · 2U · Crystal City

SQL Data Visualization

$130k – $160k

Manager, Mid Market Sales EMEA

manager Engineering Manager · Abnormal Security · Remote (Germany)

Salesforce Networking SaaS

$50k – $100k

Senior Manager, MidMarket

senior Technical Lead · Abnormal Security · Remote (United States)

$163k – $192k

Senior Software Engineer - Platform Engineering - Federal Operations

senior Platform Engineer · Abnormal Security · Remote (United States)

Python AWS Kubernetes

$180k – $259k

Senior Software Engineer - Product Engineering (Identity Security)

senior Software Engineer · Abnormal Security · San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) | CA (Hybrid) | United States (Hybrid)

Python AWS Kafka

$180k – $259k

Software Engineer II - Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

mid Infrastructure Engineer · Abnormal Security · Remote (United States)

Python Go Bash

$149k – $215k

Software Engineer II - Full Stack

mid Full Stack Engineer · Abnormal Security · Remote (United States)

Python TypeScript React

$149k – $215k

Software Engineer II - Inline Mailflow

mid Software Engineer · Abnormal Security · Remote (United States)

Python Django AWS

$149k – $215k

Technical Program Manager - AI & Data Systems

mid Technical Program Manager · Abnormal Security · Remote (United States)

AWS GCP Azure

$111k – $160k

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Other Role Family Salaries

Machine Learning $208,575 Product $200,500 Design $192,900 Legal $181,050 Security $180,700 Data Engineering $172,750 Marketing $160,000 Sales $155,300 Operations $145,050 People $142,500 Services $142,500 Finance $132,200

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