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The average salary for a Software Engineer with Express (Node.js) skills is $81,047.
10%
$55k
MEDIAN
$81k
90%
$118k
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Popular Skills for Software Engineer
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Java
$84,705
19,008 responses
JavaScript
$84,433
17,879 responses
SQL
$81,224
13,692 responses
C# Programming Language
$78,250
12,148 responses
Python
$88,847
12,025 responses
Skills in Java, JavaScript, SQL and Python are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include C# Programming Language.
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 $75,631 based on 18 salaries. An early career Software Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $81,559 based on 104 salaries. A mid-career Software Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $83,480 based on 17 salaries. An experienced Software Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $87,000 based on 5 salaries.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Software Engineer in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 41.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in San Diego, California (30.9% more) and Seattle, Washington (10.6% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Austin, Texas (12.1% less), Washington, District of Columbia (8.1% less) and Portland, Oregon (1.3% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 144 survey responses.
Entry Level
12.5%
Early Career
72.2%
Mid Career
11.8%
Experienced
3.5%
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