Side-by-side distribution
Software Engineer
$191,125
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.1%
- Live roles
- 15,329
Unity
$142,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 7.9%
- Live roles
- 38
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 298 |
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 113 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 103 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 98 |
Roblox
|
$269,270 | 83 |
Applied Intuition
|
$180,000 | 83 |
Palantir
|
$167,500 | 74 |
SpaceX
|
$137,500 | 66 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Databricks
|
$264,600 | 1 |
Cie
|
$142,500 | 1 |
Zynga
|
$139,300 | 1 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 1,400 |
| Sydney | $224,060 | 8 |
| New York | $213,300 | 1,162 |
| Seattle | $212,500 | 417 |
| Austin | $197,000 | 137 |
| Boston | $186,050 | 225 |
| Los Angeles | $182,500 | 164 |
| Bangalore | $181,219 | 4 |
| Chicago | $178,500 | 137 |
| Atlanta | $173,875 | 58 |
Software Engineer vs Unity: which pays more?
The median for Software Engineer is $191,125 per year (typically $152,900–$225,000), versus $142,500 for Unity ($140,900–$203,550). That puts Software Engineer about 34% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Software Engineer and Unity are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.