Python salaries in United States
Python professionals in United States earn $142.7–212K per year on average, based on 222 jobs. Python roles in United States pay 1% above the board-wide average of $141.9–208.2K for Python jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $87.4–110.8K for Entry level roles up to $151.3–223.8K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$142.7–212K
Based on 222 jobs · 1% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$112.9K
Average
$177.4K
75th percentile
$250K
Python salaries by seniority in United States
Python salaries in United States range from $87.4–110.8K for Entry level roles to $151.3–223.8K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $87.4–110.8K | 8 | -43% |
| Associate | $109–159.3K | 5 | -23% |
| Mid-level | $130.2–197.8K | 60 | -6% |
| Senior | $151.3–223.8K | 146 | +7% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $139.4–202.1K · 163 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $163.4–235.5K · 64 jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $146.5–221.5K · 43 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $133.7–194.9K · 39 jobs
AI Engineering
Avg. $130.8–195.4K · 38 jobs
Full Stack Development
Avg. $135–193.3K · 38 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond Python, ranked by average salary.
AWS
Avg. $146.3–214.6K · 117 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $138.1–204.6K · 93 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $143.4–214.8K · 89 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.6–197.5K · 88 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $150.1–230.5K · 74 jobs
Docker
Avg. $134.2–202.7K · 73 jobs
Other locations for Python
Compare Python salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $158.4–230.3K · 83 jobs
New York
Avg. $164.6–219.5K · 28 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $170–257.2K · 23 jobs
Virginia
Avg. $137.2–195.9K · 19 jobs
Maryland
Avg. $134–230.7K · 11 jobs
Python salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.