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Software Engineer salary in United States
In the U.S., software developers (SOC 15-1252) earned a median $135,980 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 1,141 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $232,500. The middle half of those ads list $174,935 to $295,250, based on 1,141 salaries from 126 employers, updated 22 Oct 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Software Developers: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., software developers (SOC 15-1252) earned a median $135,980 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 1,141 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $232,500.
- 10th percentile
- $82,460
- 25th percentile
- $105,210
- Median
- $135,980
- 75th percentile
- $171,980
- 90th percentile
- $214,670
Jobiba's job-ad median is 71% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are OpenAI, Roblox and Private Employer. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252) · 1,687,890 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
- Median in job ads
- $232,500
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $243,000
- Aug 2026
- Low $210,000 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 1,141
- from 126 employers
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 22 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $142,500
- 25th percentile
- $174,935
- Median
- $232,500
- 75th percentile
- $295,250
- 90th percentile
- $347,500
1,141 salaries · 1,583 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 1,141 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 22 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Software Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 1141 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $100K | 2% 23 listings | |
| $100K–$150K | 9% 106 listings | |
| $150K–$200K | 24% 276 listings | |
| $200K–$250KMedian here | 22% 254 listings | |
| $250K–$300K | 19% 216 listings | |
| $300K–$350K | 14% 152 listings | |
| $350K and over | 10% 114 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Salary by experience
How Software Engineer pay changes with experience in United States
Pay by the experience level employers state in their job posts, from salaries listed in the last 12 months. A level appears only with at least 8 salaries.
| Experience level | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level$130,830–$177,468 · 39 salaries | $150,000 | |
| Mid level$161,300–$205,453 · 176 salaries | $180,500 | |
| Senior level$215,613–$302,125 · 532 salaries | $253,600 |
One shared scale, $124K to $309K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Salary by place
Software Engineer salary by city
Cities in United States that have enough salaries for their own page. Each place is its own group of salaries in one currency. Places in another currency are listed separately, never converted.
| City | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco$230,250–$352,750 · 327 salaries | $285,500 | |
| New York$195,000–$275,875 · 88 salaries | $239,400 | |
| Seattle$197,500–$287,250 · 24 salaries | $248,413 |
One shared scale, $188.7K to $359.1K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Salary by company
What companies pay a Software Engineer in United States
Employers with at least 5 listed salaries for this role; those with 8 or more link to their own salary page. The sparkline is the company's monthly median where it has enough salaries.
| Company | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI$325,500–$366,000 · 150 salaries | $355,500 | |
| Roblox$216,680–$320,145 · 80 salaries | $295,250 | |
| Private Employer$136,500–$167,500 · 60 salaries | $167,500 | |
| Zoox$218,000–$298,750 · 43 salaries | $230,000 | |
| Databricks$195,500–$235,400 · 41 salaries | $226,000 | |
| Pinterest$177,185–$237,952 · 38 salaries | $177,185 | |
| Snowflake$231,563–$321,750 · 36 salaries | $287,600 | |
| Harvey$263,000–$285,500 · 31 salaries | $285,500 |
One shared scale, $127.3K to $375.2K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Software Engineer pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| artificial intelligencemedian $325,500 · 215 salaries | up +40.0% | |
| aimedian $244,500 · 904 salaries | up +5.2% | |
| machine learningmedian $239,550 · 154 salaries | up +3.0% | |
| kubernetesmedian $232,500 · 261 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| c++median $223,500 · 267 salaries | down −3.9% | |
| typescriptmedian $215,000 · 279 salaries | down −7.5% | |
| azuremedian $210,000 · 154 salaries | down −9.7% | |
| reactmedian $207,425 · 236 salaries | down −10.8% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Software Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Software Engineer, Developer PlatformNotion · Senior level · posted 19 Oct 2026$179,000 – $200,000
- Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure Data EngineeringPinterest · Senior level · posted 19 Oct 2026$177,185 – $364,795
- Software Engineer, Agent Optimization & EvaluationReddit · Senior level · posted 19 Oct 2026$109,800 – $325,000
- Full Stack Software Engineer AnalystCiti · posted 19 Oct 2026$84,580 – $118,020
- Staff Software Engineer, Cloud InfrastructureAirbnb · Senior level · posted 19 Oct 2026$212,000 – $265,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
1,141 salaries from 126 employers, posted between 22 Oct 2025 and 22 Oct 2026. Last updated 22 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 87%
- Pay read from posting text 5%
- Other sources 8%
Live jobs
Software Engineer jobs in United States
- Software Engineer, Agent Builder
Sierra · San Francisco, CA, United States · 2 openings
$230K – $390K/yr · listed by the employer
- Software Engineer, Payments Infrastructure
Sierra · San Francisco, CA, United States · 2 openings
$230K – $390K/yr · listed by the employer
- Software Engineer, Admin Experience
Sierra · San Francisco, CA, United States · 2 openings
$230K – $390K/yr · listed by the employer
- Software Engineer, Agent Runtime
Sierra · San Francisco, CA, United States · 2 openings
$230K – $390K/yr · listed by the employer
- Software Engineer, Horizon
Sierra · San Francisco, CA, United States · 2 openings
$230K – $390K/yr · listed by the employer
- Software Engineer, Channels and Experiences
Sierra · San Francisco, CA, United States
$230K – $390K/yr · listed by the employer
Other markets
Software Engineer pay in other markets
The same role in markets with their own published salary page. Each row uses its own currency; figures are never converted or blended.
| Market | Median | 25th–75th pct | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $158,000 | $109,500–$199,850 | 123 |
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Software Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Software Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
In the U.S., software developers (SOC 15-1252) earned a median $135,980 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 1,141 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $232,500. The middle half of those job ads pay between $174,935 and $295,250 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
Why is Software Engineer pay in job ads different from the BLS figure?
Jobiba's job-ad median is 71% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are OpenAI, Roblox and Private Employer. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
How much does an entry-level Software Engineer earn in United States compared with experienced hires?
By experience level in the postings Jobiba could classify: Entry level: $150,000 median (39 postings); Mid level: $180,500 median (176 postings); Senior level: $253,600 median (532 postings). Bands with too few postings are not shown.
Which cities pay the most for Software Engineer jobs?
Among cities with enough USD salary data on Jobiba, the highest medians are San Francisco ($285,500 median, 327 postings), Seattle ($248,413 median, 24 postings), New York ($239,400 median, 88 postings). Salaries are compared in their listed currency, without conversion.
How does Jobiba calculate Software Engineer salary in United States?
From 1,141 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.