Software Development Engineer salary
Typical advertised pay for Software Development Engineer roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$169,050
Most postings fall between $169,050 and $197,750.
Based on 224 postings across 18 companies. Updated October 27, 2026.
As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Software Development Engineer roles is $169,050, based on 224 live job postings from 18 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Salary by seniority
| Level | 25th %ile | Median | 75th %ile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | $183,323 | $195,442 | $215,625 | 16 |
| Principal | $226,950 | $245,548 | $264,750 | 16 |
Skills employers ask for
Share of Software Development Engineer postings that name each skill.
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Source Control Management 50% · 113 of 224
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C++ 45% · 100 of 224
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Java 43% · 96 of 224
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AWS 37% · 83 of 224
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Python 33% · 74 of 224
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Distributed Systems 27% · 61 of 224
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C# 27% · 60 of 224
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Software Development Life Cycle 26% · 58 of 224
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Perl 24% · 54 of 224
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Object Oriented Design 23% · 52 of 224
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Build Processes 21% · 47 of 224
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CI/CD 21% · 47 of 224
Counted once per posting across 224 Software Development 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 C++, Java, AWS median $197,400
- Software Engineering Manager shares C++, Java, AWS median $214,394
- Engineer shares C++, Java, AWS median $178,175
- Software Developer shares C++, Java, AWS median $149,350
- Software Engineering shares C++, Java, AWS median $178,325
- Full Stack Engineer shares Java, AWS, Python median $211,200
Remote vs. onsite
Remote median
$195,442
20 postings
Onsite median
$169,050
204 postings
Top companies hiring Software Development Engineers
- Amazon Inc 126 postings · median $169,050
- Fortinet 18 postings · median $166,500
- CVS Health 16 postings · median $171,752
- Amd 16 postings · median $260,000
- Apple Inc 14 postings · median $214,000
- Adobe 10 postings · median $198,275
- Zillow 6 postings · median $213,500
- F5 Inc 4 postings · median $270,250
Open Software Development Engineer roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Software Development Engineer jobs.
- Software Development Engineer, Security, Core OS Apple Inc · Cupertino, CA View →
- Software Development Engineer II Amazon Inc · Redmond, WA View →
- Staff Software Development Engineer CVS Health · Connecticut View →
- Software Development Engineer, Inventory Accounting Amazon Inc · Redmond, WA View →
- Software Development Engineer Amazon Inc · Redmond, WA View →
- Staff Software Development Engineer CVS Health · Remote (IL) View →
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