Software Engineer puts US$229,500 within range

US$229,500 median · typical band US$95,500–US$337,500

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What people in this role hold

Experience in the field

what live openings ask for

~3 years

Prior roles

based on 531 arrivals

~1 roles

Usually hired from outside the organisation

based on 334 observed arrivals

83%

Qualifications

Bachelor's

79% in this role

79%

Computer Science

52% in this role

52%

Electrical Engineering

7% in this role

General Engineering

6% in this role

Master's

44% in this role

44%

Computer Science

29% in this role

29%

How top earners get paid

Typically 30% of pay in this role is variable. Among the top 25% of earners the variable amount is 51%.

70%

23%

TypicalUS$204,500 median

49%

43%

Top earnersUS$384,500 median

BaseBonusEquity

Maximising Software Engineer pay

Marketbased on user records

Sunnyvale, California, United States+48%

Edison, New Jersey, United States+40%

Mountain View, Arkansas, United States+33%

London, England, United Kingdom+6%

Industrybased on user records

Software−4%

Telecommunications & Media−5%

Healthcare−81%

Education−83%

Technologybased on advertised openings

Buildkite+26%

Ruby+13%

Azure−3%

TypeScript−3%

Specialisationbased on advertised openings

AI+11%

Distributed Systems+3%

Qualificationbased on user records

Bachelor's in Information Technology+22%

Master's in Computer Science+5%

Bachelor's in General Engineering−13%

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate−29%