Vercel
Software Engineer, Growth
$194k - $296k
Verified salarySalary guide
Software Engineer salary guide
Live six-figure salary ranges for software engineer roles, based on verified $100k+ job listings from top tech and SaaS companies. Remote, hybrid, and on-site pay data across USD and local currencies updates regularly.
Data freshness: updated from live $100k+ listings; thin pages stay noindex until more roles are available.
- Salary-first: $100k+ compensation sourced from ATS feeds.
- Remote eligibility noted; local currency kept where provided for transparency.
- Seniority focus: mid-to-senior and leadership roles; junior only when six-figure.
Median base salary
$149,000/yr
Calculated from live $100k+ job listings.
Typical range
$80,000–$560,000/yr
Based on min / max ranges across all roles.
Sample size
150
Live jobs with $100k+ local base compensation.
Country coverage
4
Distinct country buckets in the active sample.
Salary snapshot by country
Country-level pay snapshots help separate local market effects from global blended salary ranges.
GB
$270,000 median · $250,000–$270,000 range
2 datapoints
US
$145,000 median · $80,000–$350,000 range
132 datapoints
CA
$145,000 median · $80,000–$560,000 range
114 datapoints
Global / unknown
$292,560 median · $80,000–$560,000 range
52 datapoints
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Verified salaryHow this software engineer salary guide is built
We source only verified $100k+ software engineer roles directly from ATS-powered company job boards. Every listing is normalized for salary, role slug, country, and remote mode, then deduped and expired when it goes stale. The medians and ranges on this page are computed from live openings rather than historical surveys, so the data reflects current hiring demand. When a company publishes a new software engineer job with a clear range, it feeds into the stats; when the job is filled or closed, it disappears from the sample. Remote and hybrid roles are labeled, and local currencies are preserved wherever possible. This approach keeps the guide aligned with what hiring managers are paying today, not last year. Use the band toggles to see how compensation shifts at $200k, $300k, and $400k, then scroll the job list to apply to the exact roles behind the numbers.
Source quality
Direct ATS and company-careers feeds, not self-reported surveys.
Normalization
Role slugs, currency, seniority, and work mode are standardized before analysis.
Freshness
Expired jobs are removed so salary stats reflect the current market, not stale demand.