Software Engineer salary in the United States

Salary range

10th percentile

$82,460

25th percentile

$105,210

75th percentile

$171,980

90th percentile

$214,670

Highest paying cities for Software Engineer

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$213,110a year
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$186,640a year
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$167,280a year
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$166,830a year
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$166,090a year
• Boulder, CO$164,560a year
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$163,270a year
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$162,650a year