Measured pay band
Software Engineer salary in United States
25th–75th percentile of pay ranges employers published for Software Engineer roles in United States. Based on 544 disclosed postings in the Catalitium catalog (band computed 2026-08-16). Historical disclosed ranges are included — this is not a live count of open roles.
P25
USD 128,650
Median (P50)
USD 151,350
P75
USD 185,000
Confidence: high (from sample size only). Planning ranges — verify with employers. How we compute this →
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Current catalog roles
Open roles in the public catalog that match this role family and place. Listings are a snapshot — empty weeks stay empty.
- Staff Software Engineer CodePath · CA, US, Remote
- Staff Software Engineer Evolve · Remote - US
- Android Software Engineer - AI Neobank App Bjak · US, Remote
- Staff Software Engineer, Release Engineering NBC Universal3 · New York, NY, US
- Software Engineer (Backend) - Collate Collate · San Francisco, CA, US
Related measured bands
- Software Engineer · New York USD 147,188–205,000 · n=59
- Software Engineer · San Diego USD 124,945–193,962 · n=32
- Software Engineer · United Kingdom GBP 62,500–86,250 · n=29
- Software Engineer · San Francisco USD 177,500–216,625 · n=25
- Software Engineer · Chicago USD 138,320–167,500 · n=23
- Software Engineer · Seattle USD 172,288–225,112 · n=14
FAQ
- Are these official employer salaries?
- No. These are percentiles of pay ranges employers published in catalog listings — verify offers directly.
- Why include historical postings?
- Disclosed pay does not expire when an apply link dies. Open roles are listed separately above and may be few.
- Where is the methodology?
- How we compute this explains the n ≥ 8 floor, trimming, and coverage limits.