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 194,688
✏️ This salary info is based on 3889 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Software Engineer salary lies between USD 150,000 and USD 245,000 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
- 3889
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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 Engineering, Python and Machine Learning. 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:
Engineering | 4111 jobs Python | 4000 jobs Machine Learning | 3485 jobs Computer Science | 2779 jobs Architecture | 2529 jobs AWS | 2243 jobs Testing | 1959 jobs Security | 1899 jobs Pipelines | 1851 jobs Java | 1779 jobs APIs | 1734 jobs Kubernetes | 1597 jobs Azure | 1421 jobs GCP | 1360 jobs CI/CD | 1349 jobs SQL | 1267 jobs Agile | 1220 jobs Docker | 1215 jobs Research | 1211 jobs LLMs | 1167 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 Equity / stock options. 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 | 3782 jobs Health care | 2227 jobs Equity / stock options | 2068 jobs Competitive pay | 1493 jobs Startup environment | 1437 jobs Flex hours | 1357 jobs Salary bonus | 1318 jobs Flex vacation | 1126 jobs Insurance | 1075 jobs Parental leave | 1072 jobs Medical leave | 1063 jobs Team events | 822 jobs 401(k) matching | 777 jobs Wellness | 632 jobs Transparency | 303 jobs Relocation support | 297 jobs Home office stipend | 258 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 230 jobs Fertility benefits | 227 jobs Gear | 154 jobsRelated salaries
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