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Salary guide · $100k+

Software Engineer salary in United States

Live salary signals from $100k+ roles. Remote, hybrid, and on-site jobs included; refreshed daily with $100k+ openings.

Sample size: 919Verified companiesUpdated daily

Median base salary

$200,000/yr

Typical range

$80,000–$536,000/yr

Salary band

$100k+

Salary bands

Salary snapshot by country

United States

$200,000/yr median

$80,000–$536,000 range · 1833 datapoints

Software Engineer job openings in United States

Zoox logo
$209k - $285kFoster City, USA
SpaceX logo
$200k - $285kRedmond, USA
Ramp logo
$168k - $285kUSA
Mercor logo
$145k - $285kSan Francisco, USA
Ramp logo
$168k - $285kNew York, USA
Intel logo
$150k - $285kUS, USA
Ford logo
$150k - $284kPalo Alto, USA
Shield AI logo
$188k - $281kBoston, USA
Plaid logo
$204k - $281kSeattle Office, USA
Twenty logo
$192k - $281kFort Meade, USA
Mastercard logo

Principal Software Engineer

Mastercard · 17d ago

$170k - $281kAtlanta, USA
neuralink logo

Software Engineer - Simulation

neuralink · 1mo ago

$151k - $281kUSA
neuralink logo

Software Engineer - HIL

neuralink · 1mo ago

$151k - $281kUSA
neuralink logo
$128k - $281kUSA
Astera logo
$240k - $280kEmeryville HQ, USA
Zoox logo
$239k - $280kFoster City, USA
Cribl logo
$230k - $280kUSA
Cribl logo
$230k - $280kUSA
Socure logo

Staff Software Engineer

SocureNew · 14h ago

$225k - $280kUSA
Harvey logo
$190k - $280kNew York, USA
Verkada logo
$180k - $280kSan Mateo, USA
Cognition logo
$180k - $280kWashington DC, USA
SpaceX logo
$175k - $280kPalo Alto, USA
Flex logo
$170k - $280kUSA
Tremendous logo

Senior Software Engineer

Tremendous · 1y ago

$150k - $280kUSA
OpenAI logo
$146k - $280kWashington, USA
Verkada logo
$130k - $280kSan Mateo, USA
Verkada logo
$130k - $280kSan Mateo, USA
Verkada logo
$130k - $280kSan Mateo, USA
Braze logo
$156k - $280kSan Francisco, USA
Capital One logo

Staff Software Engineer

Capital OneNew · 2d ago

$245k - $279kPlano, USA
Visa logo
$174k - $279kUS - Bellevue, USA
Midjourney logo

Principal Software Engineer

Midjourney · 4mo ago

$268k - $279kSan Francisco, USA
Discord logo
$248k - $279kSan Francisco Bay Area, USA
Discord logo
$248k - $279kSan Francisco Bay Area, USA

How this software engineer salary guide uses local data

This page pulls live $100k+ software engineer roles filtered to United States, including remote and hybrid openings tagged for this market. Salary ranges are shown in local currency where provided, and converted bands (like €90k+/£75k+/CHF 120k+) are used to align with regional expectations. Every listing comes from an ATS-powered company board and is expired when it goes stale, keeping the sample fresh. As new roles are published, medians and ranges update automatically. Use the salary band toggles to see how compensation shifts at higher thresholds and explore the live openings below to move from research to application in one click.