Software Engineer
$173,500
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -6.2%
$185,000
$173,500
$135k
25th
$173.5k
Median
$215k
75th
$100.7k
$257.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $5.1k – $1,000k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 30.5%
- Live roles
- 35,762
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$136,000 | 341 |
Anduril Industries
|
$221,000 | 292 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,800 | 185 |
Leidos
|
$122,275 | 162 |
OpenAI
|
$355,500 | 142 |
CACI
|
$139,950 | 142 |
SpaceX
|
$142,500 | 124 |
Blue Origin
|
$197,582 | 108 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | $431,406 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 1,573 |
| New York | $212,225 | 1,430 |
| Seattle | $202,000 | 609 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 259 |
| Los Angeles | $183,075 | 228 |
| London | $181,500 | 135 |
| Austin | $171,700 | 207 |
| Atlanta | $162,000 | 167 |
| Chicago | $161,000 | 217 |