Software Engineer salary in Cambridge
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Cambridge is measured from 9 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 9 postings put the middle half between $178,650 and $202,500, with a median of $199,500.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 21 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
The one range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
17 software engineer roles are open in Cambridge right now, 17 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $178,650 – $202,500 | $199,500 | 9hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open software engineer roles in Cambridge · 17 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $144,000–$272,000scale $80,000–$390,000
Software Engineer, Ads (Backend) KAYAK · Cambridge $110,000–$125,000 2w ago 
Senior Backend Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (LangSmith) LangChain · Cambridge $170,000–$235,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer, Agents TetraScience · San Mateo $170,000–$220,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer I/II, Back-end/Data, Robotics Lila Sciences · Cambridge $144,000–$240,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer I/II, Test Robotics Lila Sciences · Cambridge $144,000–$240,000 2mo ago 
Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (Staff+) Lightfield · San Francisco $180,000–$300,000 2mo ago Software Engineer (Early Career) Lightfield · San Francisco $160,000–$180,000 3mo ago Principal Software Engineer, Platform Engineering Modernatx · Cambridge $142,500–$256,500 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Scientific System of Record Lila Sciences · Cambridge $144,000–$240,000 4mo ago Senior Software Engineer, App Lila Sciences · Cambridge $144,000–$240,000 5mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Data Lila Sciences · Cambridge $144,000–$270,000 5mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Operations Research Lila Sciences · Cambridge $180,000–$256,000 5mo ago Principal Software Engineer, App Lila Sciences · Cambridge $204,000–$348,000 5mo ago Principal Software Engineer, Instrument Simulations Lila Sciences · Cambridge $204,000–$272,000 7mo ago Software Engineer, Backend (Staff+) Lightfield · San Francisco $180,000–$300,000 7mo ago Senior Backend Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (SF) LangChain · San Francisco, CA $180,000–$240,000 9mo ago Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Staff+) Lightfield · San Francisco $220,000–$300,000 1y ago