Master of Science (MS), Software Engineering Degree Salary

Updated: 10 Feb 2012
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Employees with a Master of Science (MS), Software Engineering Degree
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$0$80K$160K
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer$66,680 - $119,590  
  
Software Engineer$45,009 - $93,710  
Software Developer$47,399 - $94,905  
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer$60,496 - $73,092  
Software Development Manager$97,411 - $122,853  
Senior Software Architect$97,563 - $148,378  
Project Manager, Software Development$82,346 - $100,229  
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Key Statistics for Employees with a Master of Science (MS), Software Engineering Degree

Popular Schools

Salary Range
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)$59,515 - $123,977
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)$66,785 - $124,021
George Mason University$59,924 - $139,989
San Jose State University (SJSU)$64,498 - $126,719
DePaul University$62,768 - $109,269
Popular Companies

Salary Range
Lockheed Martin Corp$58,144 - $105,041
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp$72,436 - $86,774
Microsoft Corp$87,500 - $102,829
Boeing Company, The$63,500 - $133,320
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Popular Cities

Salary Range
San Jose, California$60,173 - $127,307
Minneapolis, Minnesota$62,164 - $118,282
Chicago, Illinois$50,335 - $118,694
San Francisco, California$59,180 - $182,461
Sunnyvale, California$55,751 - $143,908
Gender
Female
15%
female alumni
  
Male
85%
male alumni
Salary:$71,582 - $99,228 $68,592 - $103,100

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