Engineering salaries in United States
Built from 6033 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-10). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Engineering roles in United States state a median of $189,164 annual USD (P25 $146,000, P75 $232,500), measured from 6033 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-10.
Beyond base: 44.2% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 29.7% mention bonus/commission (n=9594 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 2201 | 22.9% |
| AWS | 1352 | 14.1% |
| CI/CD | 1049 | 10.9% |
| Roadmapping | 1043 | 10.9% |
| SQL | 935 | 9.7% |
| Kubernetes | 914 | 9.5% |
| TypeScript | 801 | 8.3% |
| Azure | 792 | 8.3% |
| GCP | 770 | 8.0% |
| C++ | 756 | 7.9% |
| LLM | 753 | 7.8% |
| Linux | 710 | 7.4% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $107,500
- P20
- $136,500
- P30
- $155,875
- P40
- $172,500
- P50
- $189,164
- P60
- $205,000
- P70
- $223,000
- P80
- $245,000
- P90
- $280,000
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Median over time
What moved here in 30 days
- 2026-10-10 range stated Sr. Software Engineer · linkedin3 · 129,000–212,000 USD
- 2026-10-10 range stated Senior Software Engineer, Identity Development · linkedin3 · 175,000–236,000 USD
- 2026-10-10 range stated Project Engineer - Intern · sgs · 19–26 USD
Change events derived from consecutive dated observations of this market. Full stream: API →
Who is being hired here
19.3% of open roles here are remote-eligible, and Senior roles are the largest slice at 36.2% of postings.
Stated pay by level
| Seniority | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VP | 10 | $267,500 | $300,000 | $385,000 |
| Director | 157 | $229,900 | $261,846 | $300,000 |
| Executive | 28 | $215,000 | $247,500 | $285,000 |
| Staff | 798 | $205,500 | $232,800 | $270,000 |
| Principal | 190 | $206,300 | $226,000 | $270,000 |
| Manager | 916 | $170,000 | $211,000 | $253,800 |
| Senior | 1387 | $155,000 | $183,000 | $213,000 |
| Mid | 113 | $113,650 | $135,500 | $152,500 |
| Junior | 96 | $87,500 | $112,500 | $137,500 |
| Intern | 153 | $60,320 | $63,440 | $93,600 |
levels shown only at n≥3 · USD comparisons use dated reference FX; original local ranges are retained.
Companies behind these numbers (United States)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| accenturefederalservices | services | 306 | 306 | View roles → |
| databricks | software | 227 | 219 | View roles → |
| openai | ai | 185 | 185 | View roles → |
| anthropic | ai | 155 | 153 | View roles → |
| applied | — | 148 | 148 | View roles → |
| crusoe | — | 149 | 147 | View roles → |
| fluidstack | — | 115 | 115 | View roles → |
| kpffconsultingengineers | — | 146 | 112 | View roles → |
| axon | defense | 171 | 111 | View roles → |
| altentechnologyusa | — | 159 | 111 | View roles → |
| apex-technology-inc | — | 102 | 102 | View roles → |
| chaosindustries | — | 102 | 101 | View roles → |
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