Senior Software Engineer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Senior Software Engineer make in the United States?
Senior Software Engineers earn $91,000 annually on average, or $44 per hour, which is 32% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Senior Software Engineers work for Legacy Engineering at $193,000 annually while the lowest paid Senior Software Engineers work for Netways earning approximately $27,000 each year.
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Posted 10 years ago in San Diego, CA
$91K IBM's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (128 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
+$14K (16%) more than average IBM salary ($77K)
+$24K (23%) more than average IBM Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Pay is not the only factor in job satisfaction its the entire work environment that matters. I think with my skills and experience I could make a little bit more than what I get paid."
-$15K (17%) less than average IBM Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"IBM is not a very good payer. But if we look at other benefits and work culture, you will not mind the compensation being not too high."
-$26K (33%) less than average IBM Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Salary was good compensation and it was a nice experience for me to serve."
$91K Accenture's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (163 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
+$20K (24%) more than average Accenture salary ($71K)
-$27K (34%) less than average Accenture Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"The pay at Accenture LLP is decent enough. But for a techno functional like me, I feel I deserve a better compensation."
-$51K (77%) less than average Accenture Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"I think the greek salaries for software engineers are too low compared to the global market. Managers are the best paid employees around 50000 per year."
-$22K (27%) less than average Accenture Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"I feel that I am underpaid. I didn't get any decent pay hike in past 2 years."
$91K Wipro's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (140 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
+$20K (24%) more than average Wipro salary ($71K)
-$23K (28%) less than average Wipro Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Underpaid, of course. My current employer does not revise my pay scale yearly suo motto and only strictly goes by the DOL regulations. I do not get yearly pay revision based on performance. I hate that."
-$15K (17%) less than average Wipro Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"The pay at Wipro is decent for the work we do. I started with my Indian salary and now I am in USA with promotion."
-$25K (31%) less than average Wipro Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"I am being underpaid. My employer being an Indian outsource company charges the client for me $73-$75 per hour but pays me only $66K."
$94K Tech Mahindra's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (14 salaries)
+$3K (3%) more than national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
+$26K (32%) more than average Tech Mahindra salary ($68K)
+$11K (11%) more than average Tech Mahindra Senior Software Engineer salary ($94K)
"The pay at Tech Mahindra is fine. I have started as a Software Engineer on $75,000 in 2009 and after 12 years and a couple of promotions, I'm now paid $105,000 as Software Engineer."
+$26K (24%) more than average Tech Mahindra Senior Software Engineer salary ($94K)
"No, the pay is average. I had a great time working here."
-$31K (39%) less than average Tech Mahindra Senior Software Engineer salary ($94K)
"Underpaid according to my knowledge and experience."
$91K Lockheed Martin's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (204 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
+$20K (24%) more than average Lockheed Martin salary ($71K)
+$9K (9%) more than average Lockheed Martin Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Tough question. My skill set is overall well rounded and balance, so it's hard to determine my actual value. I've switched programming languages (C/C++ programming language into Java development), so my overall experience is Senior Software Engineer but with only 5 years of Java Experience. As I learn more web development, my skill set will improve along with my salary. I believe in a couple of years, my salary will go up dramatically, along with my skill set."
+$14K (14%) more than average Lockheed Martin Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"I think I am correctly compensated. It is considered a little high based on our region's demographics."
-$6K (6%) less than average Lockheed Martin Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"I'm clearly underpaid. Fell into a low bracket when hired, and nearly impossible to break out."
$91K Cisco Systems' Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (183 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
-$4K (4%) less than average Cisco Systems salary ($95K)
+$59K (48%) more than average Cisco Systems Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"The salary was according to Industry standards. For a Senior Software Engineer, salary ranges from $110,000 to $150,000."
-$11K (12%) less than average Cisco Systems Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Of course salary is important criteria but more important is working in good projects which in turn improves our expertise and technical skills."
-$6K (6%) less than average Cisco Systems Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Right to market level.They gave me enough market corrections.The salary was up to standards."
$91K Oracle's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (46 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
-$4K (4%) less than average Oracle salary ($95K)
+$19K (18%) more than average Oracle Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Underpaid. Maybe it's just the overall state of the industry but we seem to be working twice as hard without the incentives."
-$10K (11%) less than average Oracle Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Yes, once get in, your salary won't change much."
+$24K (23%) more than average Oracle Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"The pay at Oracle is decent for the work we do."
$91K Intel's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (74 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
+$20K (24%) more than average Intel salary ($71K)
+$10K (10%) more than average Intel Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"I think I am getting compensation commensurate with the position I am currently deployed to. I would like to be more fully utilized and then perhaps have the opportunity to make more."
+$74K (57%) more than average Intel Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Intel encourages hiring women employees but pays them way below their grade range within the organization."
+$59K (48%) more than average Intel Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"The pay at Intel is competitive but not aggressive."
$91K Raytheon's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (226 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
+$14K (16%) more than average Raytheon salary ($77K)
+$15K (15%) more than average Raytheon Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Up until the end of my career with Raytheon, I feel I was receiving adequate compensation for the work I was expected to do. However, in the year prior to leaving, I was expected to take on other roles and was not being compensated for the increase in responsibility."
-$1K (1%) less than average Raytheon Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"The starting pay at Raytheon is very competitive, but the raises tend to be a bit on the small side. After a few years, you're making significantly less than your friends out in the commercial world."
+$30K (28%) more than average Raytheon Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"Feel like underpaid with lack of motivation."
$91K Hewlett-Packard's Average Senior Software Engineer Salary (98 salaries)
Equal to national average Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
+$20K (24%) more than average Hewlett-Packard salary ($71K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Hewlett-Packard Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"When I started at hp i'd say was almost overpaid; however, after several years and the ways in which I contribute to the company i'd say that I am underpaid."
+$39K (35%) more than average Hewlett-Packard Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"My Rating Average for Sr. Staff Software Engineers Are you being underpaid or overpaid"
-$66K (113%) less than average Hewlett-Packard Senior Software Engineer salary ($91K)
"I think the pay is fair, as I didn't have similar experience working at a US-based company before."
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