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Average Adobe senior engineer salary

$136,808yearly

$52.28 hourly rate

Entry-level Adobe senior engineer salary
$103,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Adobe pay senior engineers?

The average salary for Adobe senior engineers is $136,808 per year. Adobe senior engineer salaries range between $103,000 to $180,000 per year. Adobe senior engineers earn 26% more than the national average salary for senior engineers of $108,743.

Location impacts how much a senior engineer at Adobe can expect to make. Senior engineers at Adobe make the most in San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA, and Newton, MA.

How much does Adobe pay senior engineers by location?

Adobe pays senior engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA, and Newton, MA. Additionally, cities like Portland and New York also report highly competitive salaries for senior engineers at Adobe.

Senior engineer Adobe salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$160,282$77.06
2Seattle, WA$155,918$74.96
3Newton, MA$140,588$67.59
4Portland, OR$138,417$66.55
5New York, NY$136,420$65.59
6McLean, VA$127,708$61.40
7Austin, TX$124,970$60.08
8Lehi, UT$124,803$60.00
9Denver, CO$118,299$56.87
10Chicago, IL$117,932$56.70

Highest-paid Adobe senior engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Software Engineer Manager$196,960$95-
2Senior Engineering Manager$195,968$9412
3Principal Software Engineer$178,754$86-
4Principal Design Engineer$172,789$83-
5Senior Engineering Team Leader$168,062$81-
6Staff Software Engineer$166,805$803
7Principal Systems Engineer$165,545$80-
8Staff Design Engineer$164,131$794
9Principle Software Engineer$159,363$77-
10Software Engineer Lead$159,016$76-

Recent salaries for senior engineers at adobe

JobLocationDate addedSalary
SR. Front End EngineerSeattle, WA06/26/2025$170,500
Senior Engineer 5Lehi, UT06/14/2025$153,600
SR. IOS EngineerSan Jose, CA06/06/2025$133,900
Senior Frontend EngineerLehi, UT05/13/2025$133,900
Senior Frontend EngineerMcLean, VA05/13/2025$133,900

Senior engineer salary at Adobe competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$180,680$871395
2Google$162,550$781253
3Microsoft$157,257$76928
4Box$149,746$7234
5Cisco$135,463$65938
6VMware$129,913$621
7Expedia Group$127,842$6160
8Salesforce$123,228$59320
9NetApp$121,460$5896
10Juniper Networks$115,191$55-
11Dell$114,182$5561
12Intel$112,913$54231
13iGrafx$112,320$54-
14Quark$111,219$53-
15HP$109,611$5325
16Nuance Communications$104,093$50-
17Oracle$101,229$499294
18Northrop Grumman$90,170$431142
19Computer Science Corporation$90,093$43-
20IBM$89,782$43155

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