Salary guide
Senior Software Engineer salary
Based on 373 open jobs that state the salary, posted from 29 Jul 2022 to 6 Nov 2026.
Median
US$ 17,290 per month
The middle half of jobs pays between US$ 15,830 and US$ 19,580.
- 1 in 4 jobs pays up to
- US$ 15,830
- 1 in 4 pays more than
- US$ 19,580
- Jobs in the sample
- 373
By city
| City | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco - CA | US$ 18,540 | 113 | |
| New York City - NY | US$ 17,500 | 71 | |
| Sunnyvale - CA | US$ 18,390 | 16 | |
| Seattle - WA | US$ 16,460 | 13 | |
| Menlo Park - CA | US$ 20,310 | 11 | |
| Bellevue - WA | US$ 20,310 | 9 | |
| Mountain View - CA | US$ 17,080 | 8 | |
| San Carlos - CA | US$ 16,580 | 8 | |
| Los Angeles - CA | US$ 16,980 | 6 | |
| Boston - MA | US$ 15,210 | 6 |
By work model
| Work model | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | US$ 17,710 | 138 | |
| On-site | US$ 17,650 | 112 | |
| Remote | US$ 16,040 | 76 |
By level
| Level | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid / senior | US$ 17,500 | 9 |
How we calculate it
- Only open jobs that state the salary are included. We don't estimate values.
- When a job gives a range, we use the midpoint. Hourly, daily or yearly pay is converted to monthly (220 hours or 22 days per month).
- Duplicate jobs count once, and implausible values are left out (2 on this page).
- Apprentice and internship jobs follow their own pay rules: they only show up in the table by level.
- Median and ranges are exact percentiles of the most recent jobs, recalculated every 6 hours.