$170K–$190K/yrOnsiteFull-time
Software Engineer salary
From 4,000 US job postings that list pay, out of 5,153 open Software Engineer jobs in the US. These are the amounts employers advertised, not pay reported by employees.
- Median pay
- $178ka year
- Middle half
- $149k–$213k25th to 75th percentile
- Postings with pay
- 4,000of 5,153 open jobs · 22 paid by the hour
Pay range
$120k$253k
Pay by experience level
| Level the posting asks for | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | $140k | 6 |
| Entry level | $116k | 185 |
| Mid level | $169k | 1,078 |
| Senior | $186k | 2,190 |
| Lead / manager | $210k | 541 |
Top-paying companies
| Company | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $366k | 12 |
| Veeam Software | $335k | 3 |
| Sierra | $310k | 9 |
| Decagon | $300k | 5 |
| Mercor | $298k | 4 |
| suno | $296k | 3 |
| Zoox | $295k | 6 |
| Wayve | $288k | 3 |
| $287k | 5 | |
| shepherd | $285k | 4 |
Companies with at least 3 postings that list pay.
Pay by state
| State | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| California | $213k | 1,124 |
| New York | $195k | 284 |
| Maryland | $185k | 181 |
| New Jersey | $178k | 105 |
| Washington | $171k | 510 |
| Texas | $169k | 186 |
| Virginia | $164k | 186 |
| Massachusetts | $161k | 132 |
| Colorado | $158k | 138 |
| North Carolina | $157k | 38 |
Open Software Engineer jobs with pay listed
$110K–$135K/yrRemoteMid level · Full-time
$132K–$175K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
$199K–$248K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
$220K–$357K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
$96K–$192K/yrRemoteFull-time
How these numbers are made
- Lumirole reads job postings straight from employers' own career sites (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and 30 more), not job boards, and keeps the pay each posting states.
- Only open US postings for this job title count, with pay in US dollars of at least $10k a year. A range counts at its middle. Hourly pay is turned into a year at 2,080 hours (40 a week), daily pay at 260 days.
- These are advertised amounts, not what people are paid: bonuses, equity and tips aren't included. A company or place is listed once it has enough postings with pay.
- Updated November 11, 2026; the numbers move as jobs open and close.