What is the average salary for Senior Software Engineer jobs?

Based on 40 jobs with salary data, the average salary for Senior Software Engineer roles ranges from $141–204.1K per year.

How do Senior Software Engineer salaries compare to the market?

Senior Software Engineer roles pay 2% above the average salary of $136.6–200.6K for all jobs listed on LumiJobs. The median salary on LumiJobs is $132.3–193.4K.

How are Senior Software Engineer salaries calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

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Senior Software Engineer salaries

Senior Software Engineer roles pay $141–204.1K per year on average, based on 40 jobs. Senior Software Engineer pay 2% above the average salary of $136.6–200.6K for jobs listed on LumiJobs.

Average salary range

$141–204.1K

Based on 40 jobs · 2% more than the average salary on LumiJobs

25th percentile

$122.3K

Average

$172.6K

75th percentile

$222K

Senior Software EngineerAverage salary on LumiJobs

$122.3K$222K

Senior Software Engineer salaries by seniority

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on LumiJobs
Senior	$141–204.1K	40	-3%

Senior Software Engineer salaries by location

Average Senior Software Engineer salaries across 7 locations.

United States

Avg. $142.9–205.9K · 30 jobs

California

Avg. $155.2–216.1K · 5 jobs

Illinois

Avg. $119.9–172.8K · 4 jobs

San Francisco, CA

Avg. $162.8–232.6K · 4 jobs

Chicago, IL

Avg. $120.9–186K · 3 jobs

New York

Avg. $150.6–239.1K · 3 jobs

Virginia

Avg. $156.8–206.4K · 3 jobs

Related skills

Top paying skills across 6 skills.

Python

Avg. $141.9–208.2K · 287 jobs

AWS

Avg. $143.7–208.9K · 162 jobs

CI/CD

Avg. $136–198.5K · 126 jobs

Kubernetes

Avg. $144–210.6K · 116 jobs

Java

Avg. $134.7–197K · 114 jobs

Machine Learning

Avg. $152.2–225.8K · 99 jobs

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Software Engineering

Avg. $139.3–200.4K · 225 jobs

Backend Engineering

Avg. $163.4–231K · 90 jobs

Machine Learning Engineering

Avg. $149.8–220.7K · 63 jobs

Backend Development

Avg. $129.5–188.6K · 60 jobs

AI Engineering

Avg. $138.5–201.3K · 53 jobs

Full Stack Development

Avg. $132.5–191.2K · 53 jobs

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All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.