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Engineering Salaries

Real compensation data for engineering roles. Updated December 2025.

$166,424
Average Min
$226,180
Average Max
$220,639
Median Salary
$574,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $188,287
Senior level: $254,721
Top earners: $299,939

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Highest Paying Engineering Roles

Top engineering job titles ranked by average maximum salary.

1

Senior Android Engineering Manager, Kitchen Display System

4 open positions

$263,600 - $395,400
salary range
2

Staff Software Engineer - Agent Platform

5 open positions

$260,000 - $300,000
salary range
3

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

7 open positions

$209,586 - $277,686
salary range
4

Senior Engineering Manager

7 open positions

$201,914 - $259,429
salary range
5

Principal Software Engineer

24 open positions

$188,642 - $259,078
salary range
6

Senior Product Security Engineer

8 open positions

$185,625 - $249,750
salary range
7

Security Engineer

7 open positions

$160,511 - $270,489
salary range
8

Staff Software Engineer - Backend

6 open positions

$177,800 - $244,500
salary range
9

Staff Software Engineer

46 open positions

$178,147 - $231,169
salary range
10

Engineering Manager

23 open positions

$182,754 - $225,996
salary range
11

Staff Platform Engineer

7 open positions

$176,429 - $224,857
salary range
12

Senior Security Engineer

9 open positions

$168,011 - $216,211
salary range
13

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

7 open positions

$161,714 - $212,857
salary range
14

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

13 open positions

$161,277 - $211,023
salary range
15

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

11 open positions

$152,748 - $203,632
salary range

Engineering Salary by Experience Level

How engineering salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$233,673
average max salary
Range: $175,645 - $233,673
Based on 1945 jobs

Entry/Junior

$132,480
average max salary
Range: $104,780 - $132,480
Based on 10 jobs

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Engineering Salary by Region

Compare engineering compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

1757 jobs

$172,334 - $233,088
salary range

Worldwide

1563 jobs

$160,232 - $219,012
salary range

Top Paying Companies for Engineering

Companies offering the highest engineering salaries based on their job listings.

1

Anthropic

35 jobs with salary

$334,000 - $439,857
salary range
2

Roblox

39 jobs with salary

$245,029 - $295,756
salary range
3

Waymo

47 jobs with salary

$226,106 - $286,894
salary range
4

Harvey

27 jobs with salary

$225,259 - $280,185
salary range
5

Quizlet 2

24 jobs with salary

$206,858 - $277,775
salary range
6

Moveworks

23 jobs with salary

$196,923 - $269,870
salary range
7

StubHub

74 jobs with salary

$204,595 - $254,730
salary range
8

Klaviyo

22 jobs with salary

$180,000 - $270,000
salary range
9

Aurora Innovation

51 jobs with salary

$173,686 - $273,216
salary range
10

Airbnb

28 jobs with salary

$200,250 - $244,393
salary range

Recent Engineering Jobs with Salary

Latest engineering job postings with published compensation.

Forward Deployed, Software Engineer III

Komodo Health • United States

$194,000 - $223,000

Senior Software Engineer, Backend Platform

Harvey • Remote

$200,000 - $260,000

Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform

Harvey • Remote

$238,000 - $290,000

Cloud Cyber Security Engineer

T-Rex Solutions • Ogden, UT

$125,000 - $150,000

Senior DevOps Engineer

Figment • Canada

$170,000 - $190,000

Software Engineer (Hybrid)

Enova International • Chicago, IL

$68,000 - $90,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual engineering job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.