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The average salary for a Software Engineer with React.js skills is $93,159.
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$66k
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$130k
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Popular Employer Salaries for Software Engineer
The top respondents for the job title Software Engineer are from the companies Microsoft Corp, American Express Co. (AMEX) and World Wide Technology, Inc.. Reported salaries are highest at Microsoft Corp where the average pay is $115,226. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. and World Wide Technology, Inc., earning around $100,748 and $89,865, respectively. Verizon Communications, Inc. pays the lowest at around $70,000. Booz, Allen, and Hamilton and CDK Global also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $80,000 and $85,000, respectively.
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Popular Skills for Software Engineer
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Java
$84,805
18,854 responses
JavaScript
$84,595
17,839 responses
SQL
$81,369
13,714 responses
Python
$88,854
12,026 responses
C# Programming Language
$78,355
12,017 responses
Skills that pay less than market rate include C# Programming Language, Python, SQL, JavaScript and Java.
Pay by Experience Level for Software Engineer
An entry-level Software Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $83,065 based on 227 salaries. An early career Software Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $91,543 based on 2,557 salaries. A mid-career Software Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $105,833 based on 542 salaries. An experienced Software Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $117,222 based on 114 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $130,000.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Software Engineer in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 27.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (15.2% more) and New York, New York (10.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (11.7% less) and Austin, Texas (5.0% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 3,450 survey responses.
Entry Level
6.6%
Early Career
74.1%
Mid Career
15.7%
Experienced
3.3%
Late Career
0.3%
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