Software engineer salary in the USA — what our aggregate shows

JobCollate pulls postings from many boards. When employers publish numeric ranges, we normalize them into this page’s sample for US-oriented software engineer titles. This is not a statistically weighted nationwide survey — use it as directional context only.

Total compensation includes equity and bonuses our crawlers often do not see. Currency and “remote” vs on-site Cost-of-Living differ widely.

Sample stats (51 listings with annual-style salary)

Min
$62400
25th pct
$171500
Median
$196900
75th pct
$220000
Max
$680000
US-linked pool
143 jobs

How we filter “USA”

On-site or hybrid rows use common US city or “United States” text patterns off the location field. Remote rows need US / Americas / timezone hints in the location string. Improve the signal by expanding structured geo in the crawler over time.

Open roles (highest stated range first)

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