Senior Search Engineer Salary

How much does a senior search engineer make? Real compensation data updated January 2026.

$174,738

Average Min

$247,511

Average Max

$236,500

Median Salary

$350,000

Top Salary

Entry level: $215,000

Senior level: $315,000

Top earners: $350,000

Related Senior Search Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

Senior Software Engineer, Search & Recommendations Platform

3 open positions

$229,667 - $318,333

salary range

Senior Search Engineer

2 open positions

$173,000 - $247,000

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Senior Software Engineer, Search

2 open positions

$165,000 - $217,500

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Domains Search

3 open positions

$128,500 - $236,500

salary range

Senior Search Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How senior search engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$247,511

average max salary

Range: $174,738 - $247,511

Based on 20 jobs

Top Paying Companies for Senior Search Engineers

Companies offering the highest senior search engineer salaries based on their job listings.

Roku

4 senior search engineer jobs

$247,250 - $326,250

salary range

Algolia

1 senior search engineer jobs

$200,000 - $350,000

salary range

Moveworks

1 senior search engineer jobs

$227,000 - $275,000

salary range

You.com

1 senior search engineer jobs

$190,000 - $260,000

salary range

Office Hours

1 senior search engineer jobs

$180,000 - $220,000

salary range

GoFundMe

1 senior search engineer jobs

$156,000 - $234,000

salary range

Ironcladhq

1 senior search engineer jobs

$180,000 - $200,000

salary range

Cribl

1 senior search engineer jobs

$175,000 - $200,000

salary range

Vannevar

1 senior search engineer jobs

$150,000 - $215,000

salary range

Squarespace

4 senior search engineer jobs

$128,500 - $235,250

salary range

Senior Search Engineer Salary by Region

Compare senior search engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

Worldwide

14 jobs

$174,769 - $257,945

salary range

North America

6 jobs

$174,667 - $223,167

salary range

Senior Search Engineer Salary by Industry

How senior search engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

15 jobs

$183,584 - $248,949

salary range

Data

5 jobs

$148,200 - $243,200

salary range

Recent Senior Search Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest senior search engineer job postings with published compensation.

Senior Software Engineer, Search

Vannevar • Remote

$150,000 - $215,000

Founding Senior Data Engineer, Domains Search

Squarespace • New York City

$128,500 - $231,500

Senior Search Engineer

You.com • San Francisco, CA (Remote)

$190,000 - $260,000

Senior Backend Engineer, Search

OpenTable • Toronto, Canada

$120,000 - $150,000

Senior Software Engineer - Search and Discovery

Ironcladhq • Remote

$180,000 - $200,000

Senior Software Engineer, Search Experience

Rover.com • Seattle

$140,761 - $179,228

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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual senior search engineer job postings.

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Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

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All figures in US Dollars, annual.