Senior Software Engineers earn a median of $133,250 per year, with most postings between $110,000 and $170,654. From 289 job postings that disclosed pay, across 126 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.
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15 companies in this sample have Senior Software Engineer postings open right now.
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15 companies with open postings in this sample.
Also hiring: Google, Amazon.com, Apple, Base-2 Solutions, LLC, Humana, Rippling, Raytheon, General Dynamics Information Technology, Nebius, Vantage Data Centers, Lockheed Martin, Smart Apply Test Company.
Roles people compare this one against, taken from what they search.
Median of remote-eligible postings against the rest.
102 remote-eligible postings against 187 onsite. Onsite pays 24.4% 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.