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The average salary for a Software Engineer with React.js skills is $92,869.
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$130k
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What Do Software Engineers Do?
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 International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.. Reported salaries are highest at Microsoft Corp where the average pay is $116,785. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Intuit Inc. and Wayfair, LLC, earning around $111,890 and $106,000, respectively. Verizon Communications, Inc. pays the lowest at around $71,216. CDK Global and American Express Co. (AMEX) also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $85,000 and $86,886, respectively.
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What Are Popular Skills for Software Engineers?
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Java
$85,097
18,415 responses
JavaScript
$84,917
17,579 responses
SQL
$81,564
13,695 responses
Python
$89,003
12,022 responses
C# Programming Language
$78,618
11,667 responses
Skills that pay less than market rate include C# Programming Language, Python, SQL, JavaScript and Java.
What is the Pay by Experience Level for Software Engineers?
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 $83,038 based on 245 salaries. An early career Software Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $91,483 based on 2,701 salaries. A mid-career Software Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $105,762 based on 582 salaries. An experienced Software Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $116,696 based on 115 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 28.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (16.2% more) and New York, New York (12.6% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (10.5% less) and Austin, Texas (4.2% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 3,653 survey responses.
Entry Level
6.7%
Early Career
73.9%
Mid Career
15.9%
Experienced
3.1%
Late Career
0.3%
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