Median salary
$185,000
median over time
Typical range
$145.6k – $222k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
20.5%
8,928 of 43,524 roles
Live roles
43,524
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Software Engineer - Solana
iOS Engineer
Software Engineer - Compliance
Software Engineer - EVM
Customer Engineering Lead
Software Engineer - Stellar
Forward Deployed Engineer
Backend Engineer, AI
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 840 |
OpenAI
|
$308,000 | 206 |
Relativity Space
|
$156,750 | 173 |
Esri
|
$126,464 | 119 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 112 |
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 99 |
Air Apps
|
$70,422 | 99 |
Snowflake
|
$243,750 | 87 |
Software Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $220,000 | 1,910 |
| Seattle | $214,600 | 452 |
| New York | $210,000 | 1,305 |
| Boston | $190,750 | 334 |
| Sydney | $190,000 | 11 |
| Austin | $188,000 | 178 |
| Chicago | $176,900 | 144 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 217 |
| Atlanta | $166,250 | 88 |
| Singapore | $161,797 | 24 |
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How much do Software Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles is $185,000 per year. Most pay falls between $145,591 (25th percentile) and $222,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $111,000 to $267,000.
These figures are computed live from 43,524 active Software Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 8,928 (20.5%) 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 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.