Salary for Senior Software Engineer Jobs

Updated: 8 Feb 2012

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	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	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$62,631 - $124,846
Bonus	$1,021 - $19,826
Profit Sharing	$596 - $10,213
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$63,731 - $135,601
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 8 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 703

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Job Listings for Senior Software Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 17	Senior Software Tools Engineer	TiVo	San Jose, California
	a senior-level person with broad software development... for software development environments for hundreds of engineers Experience with software engineering... Indeed
Jan 12	Senior Software Engineer (JAVA)	Kimmich Software Systems Inc	Fort Meade, Maryland
	software development and engineering. The senior software engineer will code and test software based upon... experience as a Software Engineer supporting software... Indeed
Jan 11	Senior Software Engineer	American Institutes for Research	Washington, District of Columbia
	assessment. The staff comprises more than sixty software engineers, programmers, project managers, graphic... software products • Provide leadership to software... Indeed
Jan 07	Senior Software Engineer in C#, .NET, SQL Server	Practical Computer Applications	Needham, Massachusetts
	Be at the leading edge of Microsoft technologies. _Practical Computer Applications (PCA)_ needs only the best full-time .NET / SQL Developers to work on... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Senior Software Engineer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


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

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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

Key Statistics for Senior Software Engineer Jobs

Gender

	Female 7%			Male 93%
Salary:	$77,943 - $108,614			$75,682 - $106,022

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

5-9 years

37%

10-19 years

43%

20 years or more

12%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$61,896 - $121,125
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$63,326 - $120,425
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$65,140 - $137,919
Doctorate (PhD)	$85,184 - $134,182
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science (CS)	$72,500 - $147,500

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 90%		Dental: 79%
	Vision: 65%		None: 9%

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Career Path for Senior Software Engineer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Senior Software Engineer

Salary Range

$63,731 - $135,601

	Software Engineer $46,521 - $102,463
	Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $40,959 - $97,251
	Software Developer $39,531 - $96,167

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Senior Software Engineer

Salary Range

$63,731 - $135,601

	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