Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Development Engineer during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Development Engineer during 2024 is USD 187,200

✏️ This salary info is based on 104 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average senior-level / expert Software Development Engineer salary lies between USD 137,750 and USD 250,000 globally. 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 Development Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2024
Sample size
104
Top 10%
$ 310,500
Top 25%
$ 250,000
Median
$ 187,200
Bottom 25%
$ 137,750
Bottom 10%
$ 114,400

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

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

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Development Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. 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:

Python | 129 jobs Engineering | 121 jobs Machine Learning | 112 jobs Computer Science | 98 jobs Testing | 79 jobs Java | 77 jobs Architecture | 74 jobs AWS | 55 jobs Research | 54 jobs APIs | 54 jobs Security | 50 jobs Agile | 47 jobs SQL | 43 jobs Azure | 42 jobs JavaScript | 40 jobs Docker | 39 jobs Kubernetes | 38 jobs Big Data | 36 jobs Distributed Systems | 36 jobs CI/CD | 35 jobs

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

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Development Engineer job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Health care. 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 | 126 jobs Equity / stock options | 69 jobs Health care | 59 jobs Startup environment | 54 jobs Medical leave | 51 jobs Insurance | 43 jobs Team events | 42 jobs Salary bonus | 42 jobs Flex hours | 37 jobs Competitive pay | 34 jobs Flex vacation | 29 jobs Parental leave | 28 jobs 401(k) matching | 22 jobs Flexible spending account | 20 jobs Signing bonus | 12 jobs Relocation support | 11 jobs Gear | 10 jobs Transparency | 10 jobs Conferences | 9 jobs Home office stipend | 7 jobs

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