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Senior Software Engineer salaries in United States
Senior Software Engineer professionals in United States earn $142.9–205.9K per year on average, based on 30 jobs. Senior Software Engineer roles in United States pay 1% above the board-wide average of $141–204.1K for Senior Software Engineer jobs on LumiJobs.
Average salary range
$142.9–205.9K
Based on 30 jobs · 1% more than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$125.4K
Average
$174.4K
75th percentile
$224K
Senior Software Engineer salaries by seniority in United States
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $142.9–205.9K | 30 | +1% |
Other top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States beyond Senior Software Engineer, 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
Top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $142.7–212K · 222 jobs
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
Other locations for Senior Software Engineer
Compare Senior Software Engineer salaries in other locations.
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
Senior Software Engineer 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.