Software Engineering salary
Typical advertised pay for Software Engineering roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$178,325
Most postings fall between $147,500 and $215,725.
Based on 42 postings across 14 companies. Updated October 30, 2026.
As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Software Engineering roles is $178,325, based on 42 live job postings from 14 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Salary by seniority
| Level | 25th %ile | Median | 75th %ile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not specified | $152,150 | $185,050 | $473,000 | 16 |
Skills employers ask for
Share of Software Engineering postings that name each skill.
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Java 62% · 26 of 42
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Python 50% · 21 of 42
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CI/CD 38% · 16 of 42
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C++ 31% · 13 of 42
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JavaScript 31% · 13 of 42
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AWS 29% · 12 of 42
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C# 26% · 11 of 42
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C 24% · 10 of 42
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Distributed Systems 24% · 10 of 42
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Kubernetes 24% · 10 of 42
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Microservices 21% · 9 of 42
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SQL 21% · 9 of 42
Counted once per posting across 42 Software Engineering 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 Java, Python, CI/CD median $196,000
- Engineer shares Java, Python, CI/CD median $179,250
- Software Engineering Manager shares Java, Python, CI/CD median $213,750
- Software Developer shares Java, Python, CI/CD median $149,350
- Architect shares Python, CI/CD, C++ median $222,500
- Full Stack Engineer shares Java, Python, CI/CD median $211,200
Top companies hiring Software Engineerings
- Microsoft 10 postings · median $152,150
- The OCC 7 postings · median $174,192
- Netflix 6 postings · median $473,000
- L3Harris 4 postings · median $106,500
- Goldman Sachs 3 postings · median $147,500
- Salesforce 3 postings · median $186,200
- DoorDash, Inc 2 postings · median $200,350
- Pinterest 1 postings · median $270,990
Open Software Engineering roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Software Engineering jobs.
- Principal Software Engineering, Java The OCC · Chicago, IL View →
- Associate Software Engineering Goldman Sachs · New York, NY View →
- Software Engineering IC5 Microsoft · Redmond, WA View →
- Software Engineering SMTS Salesforce · Remote (San Francisco, CA) View →
- Software Engineering II Microsoft · Remote View →
- Staff Software Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Core Data Science Pinterest · Remote (San Francisco, CA) View →
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