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 173,974
✏️ This salary info is based on 354 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Software Engineer salary lies between USD 132,704 and USD 218,030 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
- 354
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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 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 | 376 jobs Computer Science | 347 jobs Python | 315 jobs Java | 238 jobs AWS | 224 jobs Agile | 216 jobs C | 214 jobs Azure | 193 jobs Kubernetes | 183 jobs CI/CD | 183 jobs Compliance | 177 jobs Automation | 169 jobs GCP | 165 jobs Monitoring | 155 jobs Linux | 148 jobs Docker | 147 jobs APIs | 141 jobs CISSP | 139 jobs Clearance | 124 jobs DevOps | 122 jobsTop 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 | 416 jobs Health care | 299 jobs Flex hours | 240 jobs Flex vacation | 209 jobs Parental leave | 176 jobs Equity / stock options | 173 jobs Startup environment | 160 jobs Insurance | 153 jobs Medical leave | 149 jobs Salary bonus | 148 jobs Competitive pay | 132 jobs Team events | 114 jobs Wellness | 70 jobs 401(k) matching | 66 jobs Transparency | 52 jobs Relocation support | 36 jobs Gear | 32 jobs Home office stipend | 31 jobs Fertility benefits | 15 jobs Conferences | 14 jobsRelated salaries
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