Software Engineer salary in Waltham
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Waltham is measured from 15 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 10 postings put the middle half between $156,000 and $210,875, with a median of $187,000.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 24 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
1 of these ranges 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.
29 software engineer roles are open in Waltham right now, 29 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $144,000 – $193,000 | $172,000 | 5hint |
| Senior | $156,000 – $210,875 | $187,000 | 10 |
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 Waltham · 29 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $140,000–$253,000scale $80,000–$360,000
Senior Software Engineer Xometry · Waltham $119,000–$155,000 8w ago 
Senior Software Engineer - Data Acquisition zoominfo · Waltham $140,000–$220,000 2mo ago 
Atlas ML Software Engineer - Large Scale Behavior Cloning Bostondynamics · Waltham $154,000–$190,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Tracking and Fusion Anduril Industries · Washington $220,000–$292,000 2mo ago Staff Full Stack Software Engineer Bostondynamics · Waltham $130,000–$170,000 2mo ago Software Engineer III - Data Acquisition zoominfo · Waltham $112,000–$176,000 3mo ago Principal Software Engineer Xometry · Waltham $200,000–$225,000 5mo ago Staff Software Engineer Xometry · Waltham $170,000–$195,000 5mo ago Staff Software Engineer Xometry · Waltham $160,000–$180,000 6mo ago Senior Software Engineer Xometry · Waltham $119,000–$155,000 10mo ago