Salary for Skill: Software Development

Updated: 2 Feb 2012
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Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer$97,361  
   
Principal Software Engineer$116,503  
Director of Engineering$119,331  
Software Engineer$69,831  
Embedded Systems Engineer$75,024  
Research Engineer$71,899  
Information Technology (IT) Manager$83,135  
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Salary Range
Microsoft Corp$93,793 - $125,020
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BAE Systems Inc.Not enough data
International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.Not enough data
Gender
Female
13%
female alumni
  
Male
87%
male alumni
Salary:$63,455 - $104,110 $65,528 - $112,638
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
3%
1-4 years
21%
5-9 years
24%
10-19 years
31%
20 years or more
20%

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