Software Engineer salaries in Austin.
What Software Engineer roles in Austin pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$200,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$169.6k – $244k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
46.9%
127 of 271 roles
Live roles
271
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, Metal Runtime (API & Abstractions)
Software Engineer, TT-Fabric
Sr. Engineer, Software - AI Compiler
Software Engineer, Metal Runtime (Core Systems)
Software Engineer, AI Compiler
Exceptional Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator (Codex / Claude Code, up to $200/hr)
Full Stack Software Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$238,500 | 19 |
Neuralink
|
$169,500 | 15 |
| SE SecurityScorecard | $172,500 | 12 |
Ditto
|
$241,000 | 11 |
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 5 |
HackerOne
|
$210,000 | 5 |
Braze
|
$180,900 | 4 |
Atomcomputing
|
$162,500 | 3 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles in Austin pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles in Austin is $200,000 per year. Most pay falls between $169,625 (25th percentile) and $244,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $143,726 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 271 active Software Engineer roles in Austin on JobsRadar, of which 127 (46.9%) 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, G2i Inc. and Auctane.
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.