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Updated: 8 Feb 2012
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Salary$62,631 - $124,846  
   
Bonus$1,021 - $19,826  
Profit Sharing$596 - $10,213  
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$63,731 - $135,601  
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Salary Range

International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.$78,500 - $127,500
Oracle Corp.$67,500 - $102,000
Yahoo! Inc.Not enough data
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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Not enough data
Popular Industries

Salary Range

Software Development$56,792 - $115,639
Software Applications$61,606 - $117,195
Computer Hardware/Software$62,710 - $123,941
Aerospace and Defense$65,050 - $126,046
Software$62,772 - $119,941

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Key Statistics for Senior Software Engineer Jobs

Gender
Female
7%
female alumni
 
Male
93%
male alumni
Salary:$77,943 - $108,614 $75,682 - $106,022
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
0%
1-4 years
8%
5-9 years
37%
10-19 years
43%
20 years or more
12%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 90% dental benefits Dental: 79%
vision benefits Vision: 65% employee benefits None: 9%

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Career Path for Senior Software Engineer Jobs

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Senior Software Engineer

Salary Range

$63,731 - $135,601
payscale
Software Engineer
$46,521 - $102,463
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer
$40,959 - $97,251
Software Developer
$39,531 - $96,167
 
Common Future Jobs

Senior Software Engineer

Salary Range

$63,731 - $135,601
payscale
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer
$64,267 - $131,760
Senior Software Architect
$84,263 - $170,449
Lead Software Development Engineer (SDE)
$70,529 - $144,855
 

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