Software Engineering salary in Pittsburgh
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 14, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in Pittsburgh is measured from 5 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 5 postings put the middle half between $198,000 and $200,000, with a median of $198,000.
Against the 80 other measured markets for software engineering at mid-level, this sits below 1 of them; San Francisco leads at $200,000.
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.
9 software engineering roles are open in Pittsburgh right now, 9 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $198,000 – $200,000 | $198,000 | 5hint |
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 engineering roles in Pittsburgh · 9 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $100,000–$300,000scale $60,000–$420,000
Senior Software Engineer, Eval Efficiency & Optimization Waymo · Mountain View $213,000–$263,000 3w ago 
Senior/Software Engineer II, Android Duolingo · New York $153,000–$207,000 3mo ago 
Robotics Software Engineer ATOMS Careers page · Pittsburgh $174,000–$222,000 4mo ago 
Robotics Software Engineer lab37 · Pittsburgh $174,000–$222,000 6mo ago Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Teleoperations Architecture Agility Robotics · Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh, PA) $190,000–$296,000 6mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer Woolpert · Pittsburgh $118,200–$177,000 9mo ago Robotics Software Engineer Skild AI · Pittsburgh $100,000–$300,000 2y ago Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure Skild AI · San Mateo $100,000–$300,000 2y ago Software Engineer, AI Training and Infrastructure Skild AI · San Mateo $100,000–$300,000 2y ago