Average Senior Software Engineer Salary

The top respondents for the job title Senior Software Engineer are from the companies Microsoft Corp, Capital One Financial Corp and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.. Reported salaries are highest at Apple Computer, Inc where the average pay is $156,926. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc, earning around $145,615 and $141,928, respectively. Lockheed Martin Corp pays the lowest at around $104,655. Capital One Financial Corp and Cisco Systems Inc also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $118,017 and $133,614, respectively.

Skills in Java are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include .NET, C# Programming Language, SQL and JavaScript.

An entry-level Senior Software Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $102,212 based on 67 salaries. An early career Senior Software Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $108,782 based on 2,992 salaries. A mid-career Senior Software Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $114,128 based on 9,323 salaries. An experienced Senior Software Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $119,908 based on 9,285 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $121,711.

Employees with Senior Software Engineer in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 26.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in San Jose, California (21.2% more) and Seattle, Washington (16.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (5.2% less) and Austin, Texas (1.8% less).