What is the average salary for Software Engineering?

The average salary for Software Engineering is $336,667.00 – $440,333.00 per year, based on 15 job postings on this board that disclose pay.

How is the salary figure for Software Engineering calculated?

These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.

Software Engineering salaries

Average salary

$336.7–440.3K/ year

25th percentile

$312.5K

Median

$402.5K

75th percentile

$485K

Based on

15 jobs

Salary by seniority

Level	Average	Board baseline	vs. board
Senior	$345.4–449.6K	$314.3–416.5K	+9%

Top companies

https://www.anthropic.com/careers/jobs

15 jobs

$336.7–440.3K

Top locations

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United States

15 jobs

$336.7–440.3K

California, United States

13 jobs

$336.9–438.5K

San Francisco, CA, United States

13 jobs

$336.9–438.5K

Top titles

Software Engineer

53 jobs

$360.7–497.2K

Platform Engineer

37 jobs

$384.9–520.8K

Infrastructure Engineer

34 jobs

$364.2–537K

Research Engineer

30 jobs

$373.7–649.2K

Business Development

29 jobs

$300.7–367.8K

Enterprise Sales

26 jobs

$341.7–407.2K

Related skills

Python

122 jobs

$327.5–461.8K

Large Language Models

69 jobs

$311.6–473.6K

Stakeholder Management

60 jobs

$288.1–359.9K

Distributed Systems

56 jobs

$378.2–593.5K

AI/ML Products

50 jobs

$331.2–515K

SQL

48 jobs

$270–351.7K

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary for Software Engineering?: The average salary for Software Engineering is $336,667.00 – $440,333.00 per year, based on 15 job postings on this board that disclose pay.
How is the salary figure for Software Engineering calculated?: These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.