Software Engineer Salary

How much does a software engineer make? Real compensation data updated February 2026.

$159,495

Average Min

$216,564

Average Max

$210,387

Median Salary

$900,000

Top Salary

Entry level: $179,782

Senior level: $250,000

Top earners: $286,831

Related Software Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

12 open positions

$205,225 - $260,167

salary range

Principal Software Engineer

41 open positions

$194,683 - $258,342

salary range

Staff Software Engineer

98 open positions

$181,424 - $235,416

salary range

Senior Software Engineer, Frontend

11 open positions

$169,864 - $238,318

salary range

Software Engineering Manager

22 open positions

$177,632 - $228,732

salary range

Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

13 open positions

$163,834 - $234,692

salary range

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

25 open positions

$165,222 - $208,448

salary range

Lead Software Engineer

16 open positions

$154,738 - $214,281

salary range

Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

14 open positions

$157,214 - $207,786

salary range

Senior Software Engineer

235 open positions

$146,269 - $195,998

salary range

Software Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How software engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$226,814

average max salary

Range: $169,938 - $226,814

Based on 2248 jobs

Entry/Junior

$124,925

average max salary

Range: $98,563 - $124,925

Based on 16 jobs

Top Paying Companies for Software Engineers

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

xAI

26 software engineer jobs

$181,538 - $426,538

salary range

Block

23 software engineer jobs

$239,383 - $359,096

salary range

Snowflake

21 software engineer jobs

$207,238 - $297,900

salary range

Harvey

22 software engineer jobs

$219,500 - $278,182

salary range

Discord

44 software engineer jobs

$213,818 - $241,068

salary range

PlayStation Global

39 software engineer jobs

$185,242 - $268,041

salary range

Benchling

33 software engineer jobs

$187,104 - $254,290

salary range

Affirm

35 software engineer jobs

$195,266 - $243,371

salary range

Aurora Innovation

62 software engineer jobs

$164,887 - $262,984

salary range

Skydio

29 software engineer jobs

$174,621 - $248,414

salary range

Software Engineer Salary by Region

Compare software engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

Europe

3 jobs

$165,667 - $229,333

salary range

North America

1970 jobs

$162,781 - $222,052

salary range

Worldwide

1786 jobs

$156,253 - $210,960

salary range

Latin America

4 jobs

$91,750 - $161,000

salary range

Asia

2 jobs

$21,750 - $26,500

salary range

Software Engineer Salary by Industry

How software engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

3753 jobs

$159,435 - $216,593

salary range

Data

11 jobs

$193,791 - $226,118

salary range

Support

2 jobs

$100,000 - $125,000

salary range

Sales

1 jobs

$125,000 - $185,000

salary range

Recent Software Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest software engineer job postings with published compensation.

Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Traffic Infrastructure

LinkedIn • Mountain View

$198,000 - $326,000

Software Engineer (ASP.NET/SQL)

NBCUniversal • New York

$105,000 - $130,000

Staff Motion Planning Software Engineer

Zipline • South San Francisco, California, USA

$225,000 - $280,000

Software Engineer - Systems Validation

Zipline • South San Francisco, California, USA

$150,000 - $180,000

Linux Distribution Engineer - Embedded Software

Zipline • South San Francisco, California, USA

$155,000 - $210,000

Autonomy Platform Software Engineer

Zipline • South San Francisco, California, USA

$160,000 - $210,000

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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual software engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.