Software Engineer salaries in Austin.
What Software Engineer roles in Austin pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$186,300
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$145k – $211.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
45.9%
197 of 429 roles
Live roles
429
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, TT-Fabric
Software Engineer, TT-Distributed
Exceptional Software Engineer
Member of Technical Staff (General Software Engineer, Infrastructure)
Software Engineer / Member of Technical Staff
Principal Software Development Engineer
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Staff Software Engineer – AI Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| PA PayPal | $198,163 | 21 |
Neuralink
|
$164,500 | 18 |
|
General Motors
|
$211,200 | 15 |
Cloudflare
|
$105,600 | 11 |
Fluidstack
|
$247,750 | 10 |
Braze
|
$186,300 | 5 |
| BI BigCommerce | $212,150 | 4 |
|
Expedia Group
|
$212,000 | 4 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles in Austin pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles in Austin is $186,300 per year. Most pay falls between $145,000 (25th percentile) and $211,200 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $106,850 to $251,100.
These figures are computed live from 429 active Software Engineer roles in Austin on JobsRadar, of which 197 (45.9%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Software Engineer roles in Austin include Tenstorrent, xAI, Perplexity and Fuku.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Software Engineer salary in Austin?
- The median is $186,300 per year, with most pay between $145,000 and $211,200 (25th–75th percentile), based on 197 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Software Engineer salary range in Austin?
- Pay ranges from about $106,850 to $251,100 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $186,300. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.