Software Development Engineer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Software Development Engineer make in the United States?
Software Development Engineers earn $81,000 annually on average, or $39 per hour, which is 20% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Software Development Engineers work for Excel Data Services at $116,000 annually while the lowest paid Software Development Engineers work for Arkansas State University earning approximately $14,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$81K Amazon's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (50 salaries)
Equal to national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
+$26K (38%) more than average Amazon salary ($55K)
+$4K (4%) more than average Amazon Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
"I am being paid $85000 for SLC which is good.I was fired by Overstock due to budget cut, and I'm looking for a new job in SLC."
-$41K (67%) less than average Amazon Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
"I'm overpaid in Amazon China probably, but underpaid for me. I got a much higher package at graduation."
+$13K (14%) more than average Amazon Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
"It's the average pay for developers."
$81K Microsoft's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (174 salaries)
Equal to national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
Equal to average Microsoft salary ($81K)
+$44K (42%) more than average Microsoft Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
"I joined Microsoft, Redmond, after completing 5 years in Microsoft, India. Although, I was relatively new when compared to other employees in my team, I have been paid along the same lines and I consider that I was being properly paid for the work I get done."
+$23K (24%) more than average Microsoft Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
"They pay at Microsoft is not the main attraction. It still is reasonable though as compared to a number of other companies."
+$44K (42%) more than average Microsoft Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
"The pay, stock options, and bonuses at Microsoft were great."
$81K Dell's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (8 salaries)
Equal to national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
+$20K (28%) more than average Dell salary ($61K)
+$349K (136%) more than average Dell Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
"I was awarded Industry best compensation at the time of joining. But after that increment of the salary is not that much good."
+$17K (18%) more than average Dell Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
"Work satisfaction is more important than salary."
-$1K (1%) less than average Dell Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
$90K Cisco Systems' Average Software Development Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$9K (10%) more than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$5K (5%) less than average Cisco Systems salary ($95K)
+$19K (19%) more than average Cisco Systems Software Development Engineer salary ($90K)
"I've made the same for several years now, but it's at the high end so it's not too bad. I've never been offered enough more to make me willing to switch."
-$39K (55%) less than average Cisco Systems Software Development Engineer salary ($90K)
-$19K (23%) less than average Cisco Systems Software Development Engineer salary ($90K)
$14K Arkansas State University's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$67K (141%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$16K (72%) less than average Arkansas State University salary ($30K)
Equal to average Arkansas State University Software Development Engineer salary ($14K)
"I needn't pay my tuition fee."
Equal to average Arkansas State University Software Development Engineer salary ($14K)
"The salary is not good because I was a GA."
$54K Mentor Graphics' Average Software Development Engineer Salary (8 salaries)
-$27K (40%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$36K (50%) less than average Mentor Graphics salary ($90K)
-$4K (7%) less than average Mentor Graphics Software Development Engineer salary ($54K)
"The pay at Mentor Graphics is geographically distributed. Every geographic location has its own salary ranges compared to local salary rates."
+$21K (32%) more than average Mentor Graphics Software Development Engineer salary ($54K)
-$3K (5%) less than average Mentor Graphics Software Development Engineer salary ($54K)
$88K CompuCom's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$7K (8%) more than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
+$38K (55%) more than average CompuCom salary ($50K)
+$6K (6%) more than average CompuCom Software Development Engineer salary ($88K)
"I am being underpaid. It is difficult to find a company where my work quality is appreciated."
-$7K (8%) less than average CompuCom Software Development Engineer salary ($88K)
$86K Nokia's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$5K (5%) more than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
+$5K (5%) more than average Nokia salary ($81K)
+$5K (5%) more than average Nokia Software Development Engineer salary ($86K)
"Not great."
-$6K (7%) less than average Nokia Software Development Engineer salary ($86K)
$76K McAfee's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$5K (6%) less than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
-$9K (11%) less than average McAfee salary ($85K)
+$5K (6%) more than average McAfee Software Development Engineer salary ($76K)
"I feel my salary is way below average by McAfee standards."
-$5K (6%) less than average McAfee Software Development Engineer salary ($76K)
$120K Coraid's Average Software Development Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$39K (38%) more than national average Software Development Engineer salary ($81K)
Equal to average Coraid salary ($120K)
Equal to average Coraid Software Development Engineer salary ($120K)
"I was happy and I can't complain. :)"
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