Median salary
$191,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$152.9k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
44.7%
6,766 of 15,144 roles
Live roles
15,144
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Intermediate Backend Software Engineer
Lead Software Engineer (Backend)
Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
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Software Engineer - Solana
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 305 |
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 114 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 106 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 99 |
Roblox
|
$269,270 | 83 |
Applied Intuition
|
$180,250 | 80 |
Palantir
|
$167,500 | 78 |
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 67 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 1,387 |
| Sydney | $224,060 | 8 |
| New York | $214,850 | 1,156 |
| Seattle | $210,000 | 419 |
| Austin | $192,500 | 131 |
| Boston | $186,050 | 225 |
| Los Angeles | $182,500 | 167 |
| Bangalore | $181,219 | 4 |
| London | $180,000 | 114 |
| Chicago | $178,500 | 133 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles is $191,500 per year. Most pay falls between $152,900 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $111,267 to $270,360.
These figures are computed live from 15,144 active Software Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 6,766 (44.7%) 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 include Placements.io, Varicent, Syntiant and Rain.
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.