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Salary guide · $200k+

Software Engineer salary in United States

Live salary signals from $200k+ roles. Remote, hybrid, and on-site jobs included; refreshed daily with $100k+ openings.

Sample size: 683Verified companiesUpdated daily

Median base salary

$230,000/yr

Typical range

$102,100–$536,000/yr

Salary band

$200k+

Salary bands

Salary snapshot by country

United States

$230,000/yr median

$102,100–$536,000 range · 1363 datapoints

Software Engineer job openings in United States

Baseten logo
$165k - $330kSan Francisco, USA
Baseten logo

Forward Deployed Engineer

Baseten · 2y ago

$165k - $330kSan Francisco, USA
Baseten logo
$160k - $330kSan Francisco, USA
Baseten logo
$160k - $330kSan Francisco, USA
Trustly logo
$218k - $328kSan Francisco, USA
Block logo
$218k - $327kBay Area, USA
Block logo
$218k - $327kBay Area, USA
Block logo
$218k - $327kBay Area, USA
Block logo
$218k - $327kBay Area, USA
Block logo

Software Engineer

Block · 1mo ago

$218k - $327kBay Area, USA
Block logo
$218k - $327kNew York, USA
Okta logo
$238k - $326kSan Francisco, USA
Pure Storage logo
$217k - $326kSanta Clara, USA
Pure Storage logo

Senior Software Engineer, Datapath

Pure Storage · 8mo ago

$217k - $326kSanta Clara, USA
OpenAI logo
$293k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
OpenAI logo
$293k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
OpenAI logo

Robotics Software Engineer

OpenAI · 5mo ago

$255k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
Cohere logo
$250k - $325kUSA
True Talent Solutions Partners logo

Software Engineer, C++ Systems

True Talent Solutions Partners · 13d ago

$250k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
OpenAI logo
$230k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
OpenAI logo
$230k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
OpenAI logo
$230k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
OpenAI logo
$230k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
True Talent Solutions Partners logo

Forward Deployed Engineer

True Talent Solutions Partners · 10d ago

$200k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
Harvey logo
$191k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
Cohere logo
$190k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
OpenAI logo
$185k - $325kSan Francisco, USA
Cohere logo
$175k - $325kUSA
Cohere logo
$175k - $325kUSA
Two Sigma logo

Software Engineer

Two Sigma · 8d ago

$165k - $325kNew York, USA
OpenAI logo
$153k - $325kNew York City, USA
Rocket Lab logo

Principal Software Engineer

Rocket Lab · 12d ago

$199k - $325kChantilly, USA
Ramp logo
$168k - $325kNew York, USA
Mastercard logo

Principal Software Engineer

Mastercard · 18d ago

$170k - $323kArlington, USA
Cisco logo
$241k - $323kSeattle, USA
Cisco logo
$241k - $323kSeattle, 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.