What is the average salary for Senior Software Engineer jobs?

Based on 41 jobs with salary data, the average salary for Senior Software Engineer roles ranges from $136.6–243.5K per year.

How do Senior Software Engineer salaries compare to the market?

Senior Software Engineer roles pay 19% above the average salary of $127.9–191.1K for all jobs listed on Tech Jobs. The median salary on Tech Jobs is $124.3–184.6K.

How are Senior Software Engineer salaries calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, converted to annual equivalents in USD. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

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Senior Software Engineer salaries

Senior Software Engineer roles pay $136.6–243.5K per year on average, based on 41 jobs. Senior Software Engineer pay 19% above the average salary of $127.9–191.1K for jobs listed on Tech Jobs.

Average salary range

$136.6–243.5K

Based on 41 jobs · 19% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs

25th percentile

$114K

Average

$190.1K

75th percentile

$250K

Senior Software EngineerAverage salary on Tech Jobs

$114K$250K

Senior Software Engineer salaries by seniority

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on Tech Jobs
Senior	$136.6–243.5K	41	+13%

Senior Software Engineer salaries by location

Average Senior Software Engineer salaries across 6 locations.

United States

Avg. $148.5–297.7K · 24 jobs

California

Avg. $169.4–276.5K · 6 jobs

England

Avg. $98.1–142.2K · 3 jobs

Maryland

Avg. $128.2–279.3K · 3 jobs

New York

Avg. $175–203.3K · 3 jobs

United Kingdom

Avg. $98.1–142.2K · 3 jobs

Related skills

Top paying skills across 6 skills.

Python

Avg. $133.2–194.1K · 354 jobs

AWS

Avg. $124.5–185.2K · 225 jobs

Kubernetes

Avg. $125.7–185K · 163 jobs

SQL

Avg. $120.8–171.2K · 146 jobs

CI/CD

Avg. $121.1–192.9K · 146 jobs

Docker

Avg. $120.8–176.5K · 135 jobs

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Avg. $131.6–196.6K · 179 jobs

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Avg. $137.9–209.9K · 104 jobs

Software Engineer

Avg. $130.3–195.9K · 89 jobs

Cloud Engineering

Avg. $126.7–177K · 64 jobs

Backend Development

Avg. $119.7–172.9K · 54 jobs

Machine Learning Engineering

Avg. $144–204.3K · 49 jobs

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All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.