Software Engineer
$171,850
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -7.1%
$185,000
$171,850
$133.7k
25th
$171.9k
Median
$215k
75th
$98.2k
$258k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $5.7k – $1,000k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 33.7%
- Live roles
- 32,964
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 355 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$131,950 | 272 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 176 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$142,400 | 168 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 165 |
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 151 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 144 |
Blue Origin
|
$197,582 | 140 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $226,000 | 1,565 |
| Sydney | $212,347 | 4 |
| New York | $212,000 | 1,398 |
| Seattle | $202,500 | 690 |
| Los Angeles | $194,350 | 241 |
| Austin | $186,650 | 200 |
| Boston | $186,050 | 285 |
| Denver | $180,316 | 216 |
| London | $177,094 | 130 |
| Atlanta | $167,250 | 120 |