Software engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level software engineer earnings begin at:

$62.70 per hour

$130,415 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level software engineer earnings begin at:

$49.96 per hour

$103,908 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level software engineer earnings begin at:

$38.81 per hour

$80,725 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level software engineer earnings begin at:

$30.15 per hour

$62,714 per year

10th percentile

Starting level software engineer earnings begin at:

$24.02 per hour

$49,967 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Software engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Alaska $98,030
Utah $97,230
Minnesota $96,750
Rhode Island $96,730
Pennsylvania $96,370
Vermont $95,010
Arizona $93,279
Florida $92,620
Missouri $91,820
Ohio $91,280
Indiana $90,787
Alabama $90,259
Iowa $89,516
Tennessee $88,910
Michigan $87,880
South Carolina $87,170
Maine $87,150
Nebraska $87,110
Idaho $86,162
Kentucky $85,788
Kansas $85,310
Oklahoma $84,900
Wisconsin $84,480
Hawaii $82,807
Arkansas $81,856
Montana $80,900
New Mexico $80,900
Illinois $80,725
Louisiana $79,750
Mississippi $79,220
North Dakota $77,340
West Virginia $77,310
South Dakota $72,720
Wyoming $66,060
Puerto Rico $46,540
California $165,000
New York $144,000
Washington $128,200
District of Columbia $113,750
Texas $110,000
Virginia $109,740
Massachusetts $109,130
Maryland $108,850
New Hampshire $108,650
New Jersey $107,640
Colorado $104,980
Nevada $102,380
Delaware $101,680
Georgia $100,820
North Carolina $100,560
Connecticut $100,150
Oregon $100,080

How do software engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Software engineers earn about the same as related careers in Illinois. On average, they make less than biochemical engineers but more than mechanical engineers.

Career Median Salary
Biochemical engineer salary $85K
Nanosystems engineer salary $85K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $85K
Wind energy engineer salary $85K
Mechatronics engineer salary $85K
Software engineer salary $81K
Agricultural engineer salary $87K
Power engineer salary $82K
Intelligence analyst salary $76K
Mechanical engineer salary $78K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)