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Updated: 11 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	$47,929 - $99,185
Bonus	$514 - $11,854
Profit Sharing	$801 - $10,342
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). )	$46,936 - $104,092
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 11 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 12,875

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Job Listings for Software Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 17	Software Engineer: C++ Embedded XP, Hardware Interface, Full Auth to Work REQUIRED	Watchfire Signs	Champaign, Illinois
	a bright, innovative, independent, hands-on Software Engineer who can both see the big picture and drill... This software team develops the production software... Indeed
Jan 04	Lead Software Engineers - East Coast	OPOWER	Arlington, Virginia
	and smart-grid software company... Founded in 2007, OPOWER creates innovative software products that... and talented software engineers that enjoy problem... Indeed
Jan 17	Software Engineers (ALL LEVELS) - West Coast	OPOWER	San Francisco, California
	energy efficiency and smart grid software company of software engineers, product specialists, behavioral... looking for you -- a software engineer who wants to... Indeed
Jan 17	Senior Software Tools Engineer	TiVo	San Jose, California
	work more fun for our software developers Support... for software development environments for hundreds of engineers Experience with software engineering... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Software Engineer Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.	$56,810 - $107,563
Cisco Systems Inc	$64,434 - $111,092
Google, Inc.	$79,770 - $133,270
Lockheed Martin Corp	$56,920 - $93,837
Microsoft Corp	$72,023 - $126,045

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	$39,860 - $93,782
Software Applications	$45,046 - $96,405
Aerospace and Defense	$46,987 - $104,767
Computer Hardware/Software	$45,797 - $102,455
Financial Services	$44,266 - $97,536

Key Statistics for Software Engineer Jobs

Gender

	Female 10%			Male 90%
Salary:	$57,834 - $81,079			$57,167 - $82,692

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

46%

5-9 years

30%

10-19 years

14%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$46,803 - $93,380
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$48,095 - $93,642
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$56,286 - $99,748
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Engineering (CE)	$50,906 - $87,326
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science (CS)	$52,189 - $93,416

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 90%		Dental: 79%
	Vision: 63%		None: 9%

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Career Path for Software Engineer Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Engineer

Salary Range

$46,936 - $104,092

	Software Developer $39,598 - $96,039
	Programmer Analyst $39,284 - $83,654
	Web Developer $30,064 - $78,034

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Software Engineer

Salary Range

$46,936 - $104,092

	Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $64,306 - $131,822
	Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer $40,979 - $97,270
	Embedded Software Engineer $52,861 - $107,210

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Software Engineer Job Description

People with the job title Software Engineer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Computer and Information Scientists, Research

Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Solve or develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.

Computer Programmers

Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.

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