Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in United States during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 177,550

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Software Engineer salary lies between USD 136,500 and USD 226,408 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2025
Sample size
692
Top 10%
$ 273,200
Top 25%
$ 226,408
Median
$ 177,550
Bottom 25%
$ 136,500
Bottom 10%
$ 105,400

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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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Engineer job listings are Cloud, Computer Science and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 659 jobs Computer Science | 605 jobs Python | 551 jobs AWS | 393 jobs Java | 382 jobs C | 365 jobs Agile | 347 jobs Azure | 343 jobs CI/CD | 326 jobs Kubernetes | 322 jobs Compliance | 317 jobs Automation | 314 jobs GCP | 278 jobs Docker | 263 jobs Linux | 257 jobs Monitoring | 256 jobs APIs | 254 jobs DevOps | 215 jobs CISSP | 214 jobs Clearance | 202 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 719 jobs Health care | 514 jobs Flex hours | 380 jobs Flex vacation | 349 jobs Equity / stock options | 310 jobs Parental leave | 295 jobs Salary bonus | 278 jobs Startup environment | 266 jobs Insurance | 256 jobs Medical leave | 253 jobs Competitive pay | 233 jobs Team events | 181 jobs 401(k) matching | 137 jobs Wellness | 110 jobs Transparency | 75 jobs Relocation support | 63 jobs Gear | 45 jobs Home office stipend | 39 jobs Conferences | 30 jobs Fertility benefits | 26 jobs

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