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Software engineering (general) salaries in the United States (Staff)

The median yearly salary of software engineering (general) jobs in the United States (Staff) is USD 237,726, from 682 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between USD 207,388 and USD 275,000.

Median yearly salary: USD 237,726

Middle half: USD 207,388 – USD 275,000

Amounts are yearly, in USD. Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay is converted to a yearly amount. Positions in other currencies do not count.

All levels

Salary by level

LevelMedian yearly salaryMiddle halfPositions
EntryUSD 99,840USD 87,500 – USD 128,000183
MidUSD 143,718USD 125,000 – USD 182,013376
SeniorUSD 189,000USD 160,000 – USD 220,000999
StaffUSD 237,726USD 207,388 – USD 275,000682
C-levelUSD 278,000USD 243,125 – USD 294,4388

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Trend

From USD 235,496 on 2026-10-23 to USD 234,491 on 2026-11-12

Newest positions with a salary

Engineering Manager, Applied AI — NYC

HarveyAI and dataNew York
  • USD 260K–330K / year
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
  • Golang
  • Python
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Principal Sofware Engineer, Applied AI

EverpureDeveloper tools and infrastructureSanta Clara, California
  • USD 203K–275K / year
  • On-site
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
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Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Litigation/Regulatory)

HarveyAI and dataNew York
  • USD 315K–385K / year
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
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Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Corporate)

HarveyAI and dataChicago
  • USD 315K–385K / year
  • Hybrid
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
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AI Software Engineer - Staff/Principal

SeeqAI and dataUnited States
  • USD 187.5K–220K / year
  • Remote
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
  • Python
  • SQL
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Legal Engineering Manager, Product Specialist

HarveyAI and dataChicago
  • USD 315K–385K / year
  • Hybrid
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
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Senior Engineering Manager - Control Plane & Regulatory and Sovereign Cloud

SnowflakeDeveloper tools and infrastructureUS-CA-Menlo Park
  • USD 264K–379.5K / year
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
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Principal Software Engineer, Lead (U.S. Air Force)

SkylightManufacturing and hardwareUnited States
  • USD 90K–125K / year
  • Remote
  • US only
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
  • Dart
  • Golang
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Staff Software Engineer – AI-Native Development

SimSpace CorporationAI and dataRemote - U.S.
  • USD 185K–260K / year
  • Remote
  • US only
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
  • Kotlin
  • TypeScript
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Senior Manager, Engineering

SimSpace CorporationAI and dataRemote - U.S.
  • USD 180K–250K / year
  • Remote
  • US only
  • Staff
  • Software engineering (general)
  • Kotlin
  • TypeScript
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