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Software Engineering Manager Salary

How much does a software engineering manager make? Real compensation data updated December 2025.

$181,780
Average Min
$246,462
Average Max
$248,800
Median Salary
$320,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $210,000
Senior level: $282,000
Top earners: $302,000

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Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

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$238,000 - $302,000
salary range
2

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$180,000 - $288,000
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3

Manager, Software Engineering (Continuous Integration)

2 open positions

$201,500 - $251,500
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4

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6 open positions

$168,917 - $228,517
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5

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$135,000 - $200,000
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Software Engineering Manager Salary by Experience Level

How software engineering manager salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$256,986
average max salary
Range: $195,240 - $256,986
Based on 28 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Software Engineering Managers

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

1

Waymo

2 software engineering manager jobs

$238,000 - $302,000
salary range
2

Pure Storage

2 software engineering manager jobs

$202,000 - $317,000
salary range
3

GoFundMe

1 software engineering manager jobs

$204,000 - $306,000
salary range
4

Instacart

3 software engineering manager jobs

$237,667 - $264,000
salary range
5

Sprig

1 software engineering manager jobs

$210,000 - $290,000
salary range
6

Block

1 software engineering manager jobs

$198,000 - $297,000
salary range
7

Squarespace

1 software engineering manager jobs

$185,500 - $299,000
salary range
8

Amplitude

1 software engineering manager jobs

$190,000 - $286,000
salary range
9

Aurora Innovation

2 software engineering manager jobs

$180,000 - $288,000
salary range
10

Zipline

1 software engineering manager jobs

$200,000 - $265,000
salary range

Software Engineering Manager Salary by Region

Compare software engineering manager compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

22 jobs

$194,059 - $259,892
salary range

Worldwide

32 jobs

$173,337 - $237,229
salary range

Software Engineering Manager Salary by Industry

How software engineering manager salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

53 jobs

$181,473 - $245,509
salary range

Product

1 jobs

$198,000 - $297,000
salary range

Recent Software Engineering Manager Jobs with Salary

Latest software engineering manager job postings with published compensation.

Software Engineering Manager, Observability & Evals Platform

Langchain • Remote

$200,000 - $250,000

Software Engineer, Managed Search

Searchstax • Remote

$120,000 - $140,000

Software Engineering Manager - Core Team

Sprig • Remote

$210,000 - $290,000

Software Engineering Manager, Catalog Interfaces

Instacart • Canada - Remote (ON, AB, BC, NS Only)

$193,000 - $214,000

Manager, Software Engineering - Marketing Science

LinkedIn • Mountain View

$147,000 - $240,000

Staff Software Engineer, Data Management

Amplitude • San Francisco, CA

$190,000 - $286,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual software engineering manager job postings.

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All figures in US Dollars, annual.