Side-by-side distribution
Software Engineer
$173,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.5%
- Live roles
- 35,762
Unity
$139,300
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 12.2%
- Live roles
- 41
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Highest-paying jobs
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$136,000 | 340 |
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 292 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,800 | 184 |
Leidos
|
$122,275 | 162 |
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 142 |
CACI
|
$139,950 | 142 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 124 |
Blue Origin
|
$197,582 | 108 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Databricks
|
$264,600 | 1 |
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 1 |
Zynga
|
$139,300 | 1 |
The Aerospace Corporation
|
$108,200 | 1 |
|
CACI
|
$96,500 | 1 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $431,406 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $225,250 | 1,572 |
| New York | $212,000 | 1,431 |
| Seattle | $202,000 | 609 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 259 |
| Los Angeles | $183,075 | 228 |
| London | $181,500 | 135 |
| Austin | $175,250 | 204 |
| Atlanta | $162,000 | 167 |
| Chicago | $161,000 | 217 |
Software Engineer vs Unity: which pays more?
The median for Software Engineer is $173,500 per year (typically $135,000–$215,000), versus $139,300 for Unity ($108,200–$162,000). That puts Software Engineer about 25% 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.