Manager Software Engineer Salary

IQ Team
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IQ Team
Published March 24, 2022
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$178,440

Average Base Salary

$281,492

Average Total Compensation

Min: $86K
Max: $265K
Base Salary
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 5,116
Min: $18K
Max: $633K
Total Compensation
Median: $257K
Mean (Average): $281K
Data points: 4,084
The average base salary for a Manager Software Engineer is $178,440
based on 5,116 data points.
Adjusting the average for more recent salary data points, the average recency weighted base salary is $177,222.

The estimated average total compensation is $281,492
based on 4,084 data points.
The average recency weighted total compensation is $271,197.

Manager Software Engineer Salary Compared to other Seniority Levels

Executive
$53K
$238K
Executive
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $150K
Data points: 111
Manager
$86K
$265K
Manager
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 5,116
Senior
$75K
$240K
Senior
Median: $158K
Mean (Average): $159K
Data points: 30,549
Mid-Level
$77K
$180K
Mid-Level
Median: $130K
Mean (Average): $128K
Data points: 25,864
Entry Level
$63K
$153K
Entry Level
Median: $114K
Mean (Average): $111K
Data points: 4,774
Intern
$43K
$112K
Intern
Median: $77K
Mean (Average): $78K
Data points: 9
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Seniority can increase the pay of a Software Engineer. Here are the base salaries of a Software Engineer grouped into 6 seniority categories.

Manager Software Engineer Salary Compared to other Positions

Product Analyst*
$242K
Product Analyst
Median: $242K
Mean (Average): $242K
Data points: 1
Research Scientist
$88K
$242K
Research Scientist
Median: $228K
Mean (Average): $199K
Data points: 20
Software Engineer
$86K
$265K
Software Engineer
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $178K
Data points: 5,116
Machine Learning Engineer
$78K
$251K
Machine Learning Engineer
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $175K
Data points: 152
Product Manager
$90K
$240K
Product Manager
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $160K
Data points: 2,728
Data Scientist
$77K
$220K
Data Scientist
Median: $138K
Mean (Average): $142K
Data points: 822
Data Engineer
$89K
$212K
Data Engineer
Median: $132K
Mean (Average): $137K
Data points: 509
Data Analyst
$72K
$195K
Data Analyst
Median: $125K
Mean (Average): $128K
Data points: 326
Growth Marketing Analyst
$74K
$190K
Growth Marketing Analyst
Median: $127K
Mean (Average): $126K
Data points: 130
Business Intelligence
$65K
$192K
Business Intelligence
Median: $124K
Mean (Average): $125K
Data points: 238
Business Analyst
$65K
$165K
Business Analyst
Median: $103K
Mean (Average): $106K
Data points: 582
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)

Most data science positions fall under different position titles depending on the actual role.

From the graph we can see that on average the Product Analyst role pays the most with a $242,000 base salary while the Business Analyst role on average pays the least with a $106,384 base salary.

Top Cities for Manager Software Engineer Salaries

Zurich, Switzerland
$147K
$332K
Zurich, Switzerland
Median: $223K
Mean (Average): $231K
Data points: 7
San Francisco, CA
$150K
$300K
San Francisco, CA
Median: $210K
Mean (Average): $221K
Data points: 1,396
New York, NY
$136K
$300K
New York, NY
Median: $200K
Mean (Average): $207K
Data points: 391
Seattle, WA
$146K
$250K
Seattle, WA
Median: $185K
Mean (Average): $191K
Data points: 1,080
San Diego, CA
$135K
$249K
San Diego, CA
Median: $173K
Mean (Average): $188K
Data points: 42
Los Angeles, CA
$121K
$255K
Los Angeles, CA
Median: $171K
Mean (Average): $186K
Data points: 88
Austin, TX
$131K
$250K
Austin, TX
Median: $168K
Mean (Average): $177K
Data points: 101
Richmond, VA
$118K
$251K
Richmond, VA
Median: $175K
Mean (Average): $177K
Data points: 12
Baltimore, MD
$140K
$275K
Baltimore, MD
Median: $155K
Mean (Average): $175K
Data points: 9
Boston, MA
$131K
$238K
Boston, MA
Median: $168K
Mean (Average): $174K
Data points: 171
Washington, DC
$117K
$231K
Washington, DC
Median: $165K
Mean (Average): $173K
Data points: 116
Portland, OR
$124K
$209K
Portland, OR
Median: $176K
Mean (Average): $171K
Data points: 40
Sacramento, CA
$131K
$209K
Sacramento, CA
Median: $170K
Mean (Average): $170K
Data points: 5
Philadelphia, PA
$116K
$261K
Philadelphia, PA
Median: $150K
Mean (Average): $165K
Data points: 34
Denver, CO
$129K
$200K
Denver, CO
Median: $160K
Mean (Average): $161K
Data points: 43
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
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The Software Engineer salary in Zurich, Switzerland is the highest paying salary with a $230,786 average base salary. The Software Engineer salary in Budapest, Hungary is the lowest paying salary with $45,000 average base salary.

Top Companies for Manager Software Engineer Salaries

Netflix
$410K
$700K
Netflix
Median: $600K
Mean (Average): $586K
Data points: 25
Roblox
$306K
$415K
Roblox
Median: $370K
Mean (Average): $362K
Data points: 6
Snap Inc.
$215K
$508K
Snap Inc.
Median: $245K
Mean (Average): $289K
Data points: 11
Bloomberg Lp
$220K
$400K
Bloomberg Lp
Median: $285K
Mean (Average): $287K
Data points: 45
Airbnb
$237K
$268K
Airbnb
Median: $253K
Mean (Average): $253K
Data points: 10
Bytedance Inc.
$168K
$294K
Bytedance Inc.
Median: $270K
Mean (Average): $246K
Data points: 5
Nvidia
$150K
$314K
Nvidia
Median: $250K
Mean (Average): $244K
Data points: 13
Stripe
$173K
$282K
Stripe
Median: $245K
Mean (Average): $243K
Data points: 16
Box
$219K
$261K
Box
Median: $236K
Mean (Average): $238K
Data points: 12
Cruise Automation, Inc.
$189K
$276K
Cruise Automation, Inc.
Median: $240K
Mean (Average): $236K
Data points: 13
Lyft
$177K
$318K
Lyft
Median: $230K
Mean (Average): $235K
Data points: 14
Meta
$174K
$280K
Meta
Median: $235K
Mean (Average): $233K
Data points: 350
Coinbase
$208K
$247K
Coinbase
Median: $230K
Mean (Average): $230K
Data points: 6
Wells Fargo
$150K
$414K
Wells Fargo
Median: $190K
Mean (Average): $228K
Data points: 8
Compass
$197K
$260K
Compass
Median: $220K
Mean (Average): $227K
Data points: 6
Base salary
Median
Mean (Average)
* = Low confidence (less than 5 data points)
1
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The Software Engineer at Netflix salary is the highest paying salary with a $586,000 average base salary. The Software Engineer at Healthedge salary is the lowest paying salary with $41,374 average base salary.
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