Salary guide
Software Engineer salary
Based on 165 open jobs that state the salary, posted from 2 Oct 2026 to 6 Nov 2026.
Median
US$ 18,750 per month
The middle half of jobs pays between US$ 15,420 and US$ 22,500.
- 1 in 4 jobs pays up to
- US$ 15,420
- 1 in 4 pays more than
- US$ 22,500
- Jobs in the sample
- 165
By city
| City | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco - CA | US$ 21,670 | 70 | |
| New York City - NY | US$ 18,880 | 25 | |
| Sunnyvale - CA | US$ 16,360 | 8 | |
| Seattle - WA | US$ 17,980 | 7 | |
| Marina Del Rey - CA | US$ 15,000 | 5 | |
| Los Angeles - CA | US$ 13,130 | 5 | |
| Somerville - MA | US$ 24,170 | 4 | |
| San Carlos - CA | US$ 12,630 | 4 | |
| Bellevue - WA | US$ 16,250 | 3 |
By work model
| Work model | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | US$ 20,830 | 68 | |
| Hybrid | US$ 18,130 | 58 | |
| Remote | US$ 17,080 | 21 |
By level
| Level | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid / senior | US$ 17,920 | 32 |
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 (0 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.