Software Engineering Manager salary

The best-evidenced figure here is for software engineering manager roles at mid level across the United States: 97 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $170,000 and $225,000, with a median of $191,800.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $191,800 and senior $208,845. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 9% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 5 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.