Salary guide
| Measure | Annual pay (USD) |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $204,000 |
| Median | $234,000 |
| 75th percentile | $277,000 |
| Lowest listing | $100,000 |
| Highest listing | $1,300,000 |
| Listings counted | 2,317 |
| Level | Listings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | 44 | $250,000 |
| Senior | 842 | $212,000 |
| Lead | 24 | $206,000 |
| Company | Open listings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 144 | $204,000 |
| OpenAI | 127 | $356,000 |
| Roblox | 99 | $269,000 |
| Anthropic | 76 | $403,000 |
| Anduril Industries | 73 | $223,000 |
| Snowflake | 60 | $255,000 |
| Databricks | 59 | $216,000 |
| Nuro | 46 | $291,000 |
| Country | Currency | Listings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USD | 2,133 | $236,000 | $204,000 to $280,000 |
| Canada | USD | 56 | $233,000 | $207,000 to $255,000 |
| United Kingdom | USD | 7 | $228,000 | $193,000 to $245,000 |
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OpenAI · 8d ago
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The median Software Engineer salary in our $200k+ listings is $234,000 a year, based on 2,317 live USD listings. The middle half of listings pays $204,000 to $277,000. These figures cover only listings that publish a salary of $200k+ or more, so they sit above pay for Software Engineer roles overall.
Individual $200k+ Software Engineer listings range from $100,000 to $1,300,000 a year. The 25th percentile of listing midpoints is $204,000 and the 75th percentile is $277,000.
Median pay by level in our $200k+ listings: mid-level $250,000 (44 listings), senior $212,000 (842 listings), lead $206,000 (24 listings). Levels with fewer than 5 listings are left out.
The companies with the most open $200k+ Software Engineer listings are NVIDIA (144 listings, median $204,000), OpenAI (127 listings, median $356,000), Roblox (99 listings, median $269,000), Anthropic (76 listings, median $403,000) and Anduril Industries (73 listings, median $223,000).
The figures come from the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems. Each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Only USD listings go into the headline figures, and listings that are closed or stale are removed. The data was last refreshed on November 14, 2026.
Yes. Each listing is tagged remote, hybrid or on-site, and remote roles carry a region (US only, EMEA, APAC or global), so you can filter the live job list to the arrangement you want.
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