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Software Development Engineer Salary

How much does a software development engineer make? Real compensation data updated December 2025.

$148,757
Average Min
$206,744
Average Max
$207,600
Median Salary
$364,550
Top Salary
Entry level: $179,550
Senior level: $241,800
Top earners: $275,000

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Related Software Development Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Senior Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure

2 open positions

$180,000 - $280,000
salary range
2

Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

2 open positions

$173,000 - $215,000
salary range
3

Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer

2 open positions

$154,000 - $220,000
salary range
4

Senior Software Development Engineer

2 open positions

$148,000 - $192,000
salary range
5

3D Software Engineer - Application Development

3 open positions

$135,000 - $200,000
salary range
6

Software Development Engineer

3 open positions

$123,500 - $143,333
salary range

Software Development Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How software development engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$237,126
average max salary
Range: $172,200 - $237,126
Based on 35 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Software Development Engineers

Companies offering the highest software development engineer salaries based on their job listings.

1

Mapbox

8 software development engineer jobs

$207,878 - $281,247
salary range
2

Sentry

2 software development engineer jobs

$180,000 - $280,000
salary range
3

Benchling

2 software development engineer jobs

$186,599 - $271,415
salary range
4

Amperity

1 software development engineer jobs

$190,000 - $260,000
salary range
5

Tectonai

1 software development engineer jobs

$197,000 - $237,000
salary range
6

Webflow

1 software development engineer jobs

$175,780 - $247,690
salary range
7

Bubble

1 software development engineer jobs

$183,000 - $237,000
salary range
8

Figure

1 software development engineer jobs

$150,000 - $260,000
salary range
9

Glean

2 software development engineer jobs

$140,000 - $265,000
salary range
10

Notion

1 software development engineer jobs

$150,000 - $250,000
salary range

Software Development Engineer Salary by Region

Compare software development engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

26 jobs

$154,957 - $212,063
salary range

Worldwide

53 jobs

$145,716 - $204,134
salary range

Recent Software Development Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest software development engineer job postings with published compensation.

Software Development Engineer

Twist Bioscience • USA - South San Francisco, CA

$140,500 - $158,000

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Dealpath • San Francisco, CA

$140,000 - $150,000

Software Development Engineer 2 (Startup - Series A)

Venteur • San Francisco, CA

$130,000 - $180,000

Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience

BitGo • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

$180,000 - $230,000

Software Development Engineer in Test

Tower Research Capital • New York

$150,000 - $200,000

Principal Software Development Engineer (C Programming, Go)

Zscaler • San Jose, California, USA

$182,000 - $260,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual software development engineer job postings.

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