Software Engineer salary

Calculated from the pay quoted in live software engineer adverts on this site. Each block below covers one country, currency and pay period — figures are never averaged across them.

Median in United States: $234,900 per year

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United States · USD per year

9 listings quoting pay
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$234,900
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United Kingdom · GBP per year

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£60,000
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Industry benchmark · Source: Editor estimate from public salary surveys, 2025. Not enough local listings quote pay yet; this switches to live listing figures automatically once they do.

Germany · EUR per year

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€62,000
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Industry benchmark · Source: Editor estimate from public salary surveys, 2025. Not enough local listings quote pay yet; this switches to live listing figures automatically once they do.

Greece · EUR per year

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€26,000
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Industry benchmark · Source: Editor estimate from public salary surveys, 2025. Not enough local listings quote pay yet; this switches to live listing figures automatically once they do.

United Arab Emirates · AED per year

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AED 240,000
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Industry benchmark · Source: Editor estimate from public salary surveys, 2025. Not enough local listings quote pay yet; this switches to live listing figures automatically once they do.

Canada · CAD per year

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CA$100,000
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Industry benchmark · Source: Editor estimate from public salary surveys, 2025. Not enough local listings quote pay yet; this switches to live listing figures automatically once they do.

Australia · AUD per year

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A$120,000
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Industry benchmark · Source: Editor estimate from public salary surveys, 2025. Not enough local listings quote pay yet; this switches to live listing figures automatically once they do.

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