C++ salaries in United States
C++ professionals in United States earn $138.3–193.9K per year on average, based on 49 jobs. C++ roles in United States pay 11% above the board-wide average of $123.9–174.8K for C++ jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $121.3–158.8K for Entry level roles up to $144.8–207.5K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$138.3–193.9K
Based on 49 jobs · 11% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$100K
Average
$166.1K
75th percentile
$225K
C++ salaries by seniority in United States
C++ salaries in United States range from $121.3–158.8K for Entry level roles to $144.8–207.5K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $121.3–158.8K | 4 | -6% |
| Mid-level | $129.2–173.8K | 12 | +1% |
| Senior | $144.8–207.5K | 32 | +18% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $143.5–222.3K · 85 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $147.8–227.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $162.9–252.8K · 46 jobs
Cloud Engineering
Avg. $129.6–184.6K · 37 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $158.2–238.4K · 36 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $160.8–245.7K · 31 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond C++, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $144.2–218.2K · 216 jobs
AWS
Avg. $144.5–215.6K · 120 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $144.3–215.2K · 85 jobs
SQL
Avg. $132.4–195K · 76 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $140.7–238.4K · 76 jobs
Docker
Avg. $140.6–207.4K · 68 jobs
Other locations for C++
Compare C++ salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $169.7–238.3K · 18 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $98.7–157.1K · 5 jobs
New York
Avg. $140–168.8K · 4 jobs
Mountain View, CA
Avg. $173.3–244.5K · 3 jobs
Santa Clara, CA
Avg. $216–358.4K · 3 jobs
C++ salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.