Software engineer salary
The numbers come from live software engineer postings on Jobrona that name a salary, in all countries, converted to US dollars a year. They are what employers post, not survey data.
Median range
$135,000 - $187,000
From 12,856 postings that name a salary, checked 28 October 2026. The lower quarter tops out near $85,000; the upper quarter starts near $250,000.
By country
| Country | Median range, USD a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $150,000 - $208,000 | 9,277 |
| United Kingdom | $75,000 - $83,000 | 747 |
| Canada | $125,000 - $162,000 | 688 |
| Germany | $70,000 - $85,000 | 351 |
| Netherlands | $58,000 - $70,000 | 173 |
| France | $57,000 - $67,000 | 168 |
| Poland | $67,000 - $89,000 | 119 |
| Spain | $73,000 - $95,000 | 118 |
| India | $34,000 - $43,000 | 76 |
| Portugal | $62,000 - $78,000 | 73 |
| Ireland | $95,000 - $147,000 | 67 |
| Brazil | $53,000 - $75,000 | 61 |
| Italy | $62,000 - $76,000 | 56 |
| Singapore | $62,000 - $119,000 | 52 |
| Australia | $85,000 - $92,000 | 50 |
| Mexico | $21,000 - $24,000 | 48 |
| Lithuania | $72,000 - $86,000 | 40 |
| Belgium | $74,000 - $89,000 | 38 |
| Austria | $62,000 - $62,000 | 33 |
| Romania | $68,000 - $68,000 | 31 |
| Argentina | $63,000 - $98,000 | 30 |
| Slovakia | $42,000 - $42,000 | 27 |
| Sweden | $74,000 - $104,000 | 25 |
| Greece | $82,000 - $121,000 | 24 |
| Switzerland | $63,000 - $63,000 | 23 |
| Hungary | $55,000 - $80,000 | 23 |
| Estonia | $75,000 - $121,000 | 22 |
| Finland | $70,000 - $70,000 | 21 |
| South Africa | $3,000 - $3,000 | 21 |
| Bulgaria | $79,000 - $98,000 | 20 |
| Japan | $35,000 - $37,000 | 20 |
| Latvia | $54,000 - $79,000 | 17 |
| Czechia | $11,000 - $11,000 | 16 |
| Slovenia | $87,000 - $121,000 | 15 |
| Cyprus | $57,000 - $57,000 | 14 |
| Philippines | $26,000 - $36,000 | 14 |
| China | $21,000 - $21,000 | 13 |
| Colombia | $54,000 - $72,000 | 13 |
| Croatia | $87,000 - $121,000 | 13 |
| Chile | $57,000 - $93,000 | 12 |
Questions and answers
How much does a software engineer make?
Live software engineer postings that name a salary show a median range of $135,000 to $187,000 a year in USD, from 12,856 job postings. The lower quarter of postings tops out near $85,000 and the upper quarter starts near $250,000. Checked 28 October 2026. This is what employers post, not survey data.