Software Engineer Salary & Career Guide
What 5,731 live Software Engineer postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 5,731
- Employers
- 1,556
- Remote
- 19%
- Typical pay
- $125k–275k
- Verified live (7d)
- 5,324
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $125k | 363 |
| 3–5 years | $152k | 1,538 |
| 6–9 years | $170k | 953 |
| 10+ years | $185k | 425 |
What skills do software engineer jobs ask for?
Across 5,445 software engineer postings that named at least one skill
Python is named by 48% of the 5,445 software engineer postings that name any skill. Amazon Web Services follows at 36%.
- 48%
- 36%
- 28%
- 28%
- 27%
- 23%
- 19%
- 17%
- 16%
- 16%
How much experience do software engineer jobs ask for?
Minimum years named in the posting · 4,261 postings stated one
3–5 years is the most common minimum, named by 47% of the 4,261 software engineer postings that state one.
- 12%
- 47%
- 29%
- 12%
Are software engineer jobs remote?
Where the work is done · 3,834 postings stated one
26% of the 3,834 software engineer postings that say where the work happens are remote, against 38% hybrid and 37% on-site.
- 26%
- 38%
- 37%
Do software engineer jobs need a degree?
The floor the posting sets · 1,866 postings stated one
Bachelor's is the most common floor, set by 89% of the 1,866 software engineer postings that state one. 3.4% ask for a doctorate.
- 0.8%
- 0.4%
- 89%
- 6.2%
- 3.4%
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