What is the average salary for Software Engineer jobs?

Based on 10 jobs with salary data, the average salary for Software Engineer roles ranges from $166.6–202.8K per year.

How do Software Engineer salaries compare to the market?

Software Engineer roles pay 12% above the average salary of $138.3–192.8K for all jobs listed on Get AI Careers. The median salary on Get AI Careers is $134.3–183.2K.

How are Software Engineer salaries calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, normalized to annual USD equivalents. 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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Software Engineer salaries

Software Engineer roles pay $166.6–202.8K per year on average, based on 10 jobs. Software Engineer pay 12% above the average salary of $138.3–192.8K for jobs listed on Get AI Careers.

Average salary range

$166.6–202.8K

Based on 10 jobs · 12% more than the average salary on Get AI Careers

25th percentile

$160K

Average

$184.7K

75th percentile

$217K

Software EngineerAverage salary on Get AI Careers

$138.3K$217K

Software Engineer salaries by seniority

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on Get AI Careers
Senior	$170.7–207.6K	9	+4%

Software Engineer salaries by location

Average Software Engineer salaries across 3 locations.

United States

Avg. $182.4–218K · 5 Jobs

California

Avg. $188–222.5K · 4 Jobs

San Francisco, CA

Avg. $188–222.5K · 4 Jobs

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