# Software Engineer Salary Senior: $186k median (2026)

> senior software engineer salary - based on 7,096 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $186k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $158k - $216k
- **Based on:** 3124 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 2540 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 692 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 571 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 490 open)
- Manufacture of other transport equipment (division 30, 345 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 160 open)

## Top companies hiring

- NVIDIA (286 open)
- Google (106 open)
- SpaceX (69 open)
- Roblox (66 open)
- Databricks (56 open)
- Oracle (56 open)
- Ladders (55 open)
- Waymo (46 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Senior Software Engineer- (Backend) Grocery](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-software-engineer-backend-grocery-at-uber-4446171537) - Uber - New York, NY - $202,000
- [Senior Software Engineer - Mobile (Android) - (Milan)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/EightSleep/2951fe99-cd5b-4969-bd16-ab12d9e94c41) - EightSleep - Milan, Lombardy
- [Senior Software Engineer - Mobile (iOS) - (Milan)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/EightSleep/18cf8571-7f62-440a-b2fc-a9e7193bfc90) - EightSleep - Milan, Lombardy
- [Software Engineers (Front-end & Back-end Roles)](https://au.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineers-front-end-back-end-roles-at-zepto-4445919092) - Zepto - Australia
- [Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-software-engineer-full-stack-at-thomson-reuters-4397274754) - Thomson Reuters - Eagan, MN - $127,000 USD - $235,000
- [Quantitative Software Engineer | Research Platform](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/quantitative-software-engineer-research-platform-at-acquire-me-4426095105) - Acquire Me - Chicago, IL
- [Software Engineer - Model Performance](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-model-performance-at-baseten-4380539226) - Baseten - New York, NY - $180K - $360K
- [#Senior Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/%23senior-software-engineer-at-qualcomm-4407935124) - Qualcomm - San Diego, CA - $111,300.00 - $166,900.00
- [Senior Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-software-engineer-at-true-home-4445900256) - True Home - United States - $100,000/yr - $150,000
- [Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-at-albert-bow-4442849057) - Albert Bow - New York City Metropolitan Area
- [Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-at-allohire-4445164118) - AlloHire - San Jose, CA
- [Software Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/software-engineer-at-haystack-4442811450) - Haystack - Washington, DC - $150,000 to $230,000

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