Google Software Engineers earn a median of $145,600 per year, with most postings between $110,000 and $185,000. From 326 job postings that disclosed pay, across 92 companies, August 2026.
These are ranges employers published in their own job postings — not salaries people typed into a form years ago.
Each bar is a pay band; height is how many employers post in it.
Pay follows what you can evidence. Paste a Google Software Engineer job description and your résumé — FitToHire scores you against every requirement and shows the evidence, not a keyword count.
15 companies in this sample have Google Software Engineer postings open right now.
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Also hiring: Google, Accenture, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Waymo, Cognizant, CrowdStrike, JPMorganChase, infinite choice, GitHub, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Apple.
Ranked by how many of the 400 posting descriptions mention them.
Roles people compare this one against, taken from what they search.
Median of remote-eligible postings against the rest.
62 remote-eligible postings against 265 onsite. Onsite pays 24.0% more in this sample.
Level is taken from the posting title, so only postings that state one are counted.
Metros with at least three salaried postings.