Senior Engineering salaries in United States
Built from 1387 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-10). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Senior Engineering roles in United States state a median of $183,000 annual USD (P25 $155,000, P75 $213,000), measured from 1387 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-10.
Beyond base: 47.5% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 33.9% mention bonus/commission (n=2171 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 | 624 | 28.7% |
| AWS | 435 | 20.0% |
| CI/CD | 338 | 15.6% |
| GCP | 274 | 12.6% |
| SQL | 274 | 12.6% |
| Kubernetes | 266 | 12.3% |
| Azure | 256 | 11.8% |
| TypeScript | 234 | 10.8% |
| Roadmapping | 204 | 9.4% |
| C++ | 188 | 8.7% |
| Linux | 187 | 8.6% |
| React | 184 | 8.5% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $130,500
- P20
- $149,500
- P30
- $162,500
- P40
- $172,000
- P50
- $183,000
- P60
- $193,300
- P70
- $205,000
- P80
- $216,104
- P90
- $228,950
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Companies behind these numbers (United States)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| databricks | software | 95 | 94 | View roles → |
| axon | defense | 61 | 44 | View roles → |
| crusoe | — | 43 | 42 | View roles → |
| accenturefederalservices | services | 38 | 38 | View roles → |
| altentechnologyusa | — | 37 | 32 | View roles → |
| coinbase | fintech | 29 | 28 | View roles → |
| antares | — | 28 | 28 | View roles → |
| braze | — | 27 | 27 | View roles → |
| datadog | software | 25 | 25 | View roles → |
| consumer | 24 | 24 | View roles → | |
| altruist | fintech | 22 | 22 | View roles → |
| formenergy | — | 35 | 21 | View roles → |