Salary for Executive-level / Director Software Engineer in United States during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Executive-level / Director Software Engineer in United States during 2024 is USD 185,000

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The average executive-level / director Software Engineer salary lies between USD 135,000 and USD 220,900 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Software Engineer
Experience
Executive-level / Director
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 223,900
Top 25%
$ 220,900
Median
$ 185,000
Bottom 25%
$ 135,000
Bottom 10%
$ 110,000

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Executive-level / Director Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with executive-level / director Software Engineer job listings are Cloud, Computer Science and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 19 jobs Computer Science | 17 jobs Python | 11 jobs Strategy | 8 jobs Docker | 8 jobs Java | 8 jobs SDLC | 8 jobs APIs | 8 jobs AWS | 7 jobs Automation | 7 jobs Compliance | 7 jobs Agile | 7 jobs CI/CD | 7 jobs Azure | 6 jobs DevOps | 6 jobs SaaS | 6 jobs Kubernetes | 6 jobs DevSecOps | 6 jobs Microservices | 6 jobs Firewalls | 5 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Executive-level / Director Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with executive-level / director Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 19 jobs Health care | 10 jobs Equity / stock options | 9 jobs Startup environment | 8 jobs Parental leave | 7 jobs Medical leave | 7 jobs Salary bonus | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Competitive pay | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Insurance | 4 jobs Flex hours | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs 401(k) matching | 1 jobs Lunch / meals | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs Fertility benefits | 1 jobs

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