Engineer salary
Typical advertised pay for Engineer roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$178,175
Most postings fall between $145,000 and $220,112.
Based on 251 postings across 54 companies. Updated October 27, 2026.
As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Engineer roles is $178,175, based on 251 live job postings from 54 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Salary by seniority
| Level | 25th %ile | Median | 75th %ile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $137,000 | $151,400 | $172,000 | 62 |
| Staff | $172,500 | $198,750 | $208,000 | 42 |
| Senior Staff | $195,000 | $218,000 | $252,275 | 17 |
| Principal | $179,812 | $220,900 | $291,938 | 44 |
| Distinguished | $280,000 | $371,500 | $404,375 | 17 |
| Lead | $145,700 | $185,000 | $185,000 | 13 |
| Not specified | $105,550 | $122,250 | $155,000 | 47 |
Skills employers ask for
Share of Engineer postings that name each skill.
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Python 49% · 122 of 251
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Java 34% · 86 of 251
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Kubernetes 30% · 76 of 251
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AWS 29% · 74 of 251
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CI/CD 26% · 66 of 251
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Distributed Systems 26% · 66 of 251
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Go 25% · 63 of 251
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GCP 22% · 54 of 251
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C++ 21% · 52 of 251
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Azure 20% · 51 of 251
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Kafka 18% · 45 of 251
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Docker 15% · 38 of 251
Counted once per posting across 251 Engineer postings with an extracted skill list, as of October 2026. Spellings are folded to one name (K8s → Kubernetes) — see methodology.
Related roles
Titles whose postings ask for many of the same skills.
- Software Engineer shares Python, Java, Kubernetes median $197,400
- Software Engineering shares Python, Java, Kubernetes median $178,325
- Full Stack Engineer shares Python, Java, Kubernetes median $211,200
- Software Developer shares Python, Java, Kubernetes median $149,350
- Software Engineering Manager shares Python, Java, Kubernetes median $214,394
- Backend Engineer shares Python, Java, Kubernetes median $206,000
Remote vs. onsite
Remote median
$199,471
30 postings
Onsite median
$174,600
221 postings
Top companies hiring Engineers
- Target 31 postings · median $137,000
- GEICO 21 postings · median $172,500
- Qualcomm 15 postings · median $176,000
- Nvidia 13 postings · median $351,625
- Samsung Semiconductor 13 postings · median $208,000
- Danaher Corporation 12 postings · median $146,250
- Oracle 11 postings · median $174,600
- Deutsche Bank 9 postings · median $151,000
Open Engineer roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Engineer jobs.
- Principal Engineer, AI, HPC & Storage Deployment Dell Technologies · Round Rock, TX View →
- Senior Engineer, AI Platforms Qualcomm · San Diego, CA View →
- Intern Engineer General Dynamics · Pittsfield, MA View →
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- Engineer - Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Other General Dynamics View →
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Create a free accountThese figures are the midpoint of the advertised salary range on real Engineer job postings indexed by FindRole — employer-stated base pay, not total compensation (they exclude equity and bonuses), and they reflect the roles we index rather than the whole market. A guide, not a guarantee.