Master of Science (MS), Software Engineering Degree Salary

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Updated: 15 Jun 2013

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Employees with a Master of Science (MS), Software Engineering Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$80K	$160K
Software Engineer	$58,222 - $114,518
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$65,296 - $121,217
Senior Software Engineer	$75,076 - $122,333
Software Developer	$50,951 - $104,432
Software Architect	$71,490 - $153,658
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$60,496 - $73,065
Principal Software Engineer	$92,009 - $132,500
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 15 Jun 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 527

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Master of Science (MS), Software Engineering Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


San Jose State University (SJSU)	$59,910 - $140,939
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)	$60,820 - $122,554
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)	$67,871 - $151,872
George Mason University	$56,171 - $114,818
DePaul University	$59,180 - $131,778

Popular Companies

Salary Range


International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	$66,129 - $83,202
Lockheed Martin Corp	$78,380 - $93,777
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp	$77,628 - $88,535
Microsoft Corp	$91,500 - $120,498

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Popular Cities

Salary Range


San Jose, California	$69,766 - $131,778
Minneapolis, Minnesota	$69,719 - $120,168
Chicago, Illinois	$54,631 - $132,767
Sunnyvale, California	$67,638 - $163,242
San Francisco, California	$77,281 - $152,051

Gender

	Female 14%			Male 86%
Salary:	$63,670 - $97,381			$73,544 - $109,536

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