Software Development Engineer salary

The best-evidenced figure here is for software development engineer roles at mid level across the United States: 59 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $116,425 and $164,535, with a median of $135,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $135,000 and senior $175,300. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 30% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 5 of the 7 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.