Adobe software development engineer salary

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Average Adobe software development engineer salary

$124,745yearly

$52.47 hourly rate

Entry-level Adobe software development engineer salary

$92,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Adobe pay software development engineers?

The average salary for Adobe software development engineers is $124,745 per year. Adobe software development engineer salaries range between $92,000 to $168,000 per year. Adobe software development engineers earn 14% more than the national average salary for software development engineers of $109,147.

Location impacts how much a software development engineer at Adobe can expect to make. Software development engineers at Adobe make the most in San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does Adobe pay software development engineers by location?

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

Software development engineer Adobe salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Jose, CA	$138,482	$66.58
2	Seattle, WA	$125,673	$60.42
3	New York, NY	$122,048	$58.68
4	Newton, MA	$116,198	$55.86
5	Portland, OR	$110,937	$53.34
6	McLean, VA	$106,618	$51.26
7	Berwyn Heights, MD	$102,782	$49.41
8	Austin, TX	$98,437	$47.33
9	Lehi, UT	$88,486	$42.54
10	Chicago, IL	$87,403	$42.02

Highest-paid Adobe software development engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$196,960	$95	1
2	Principal Software Engineer	$178,754	$86	-
3	Software Development Manager	$178,455	$86	3
4	Vice President, Software Development	$175,643	$84	-
5	Senior Software Architect	$170,310	$82	-
6	Staff Software Engineer	$166,805	$80	4
7	Software Leader	$164,253	$79	-
8	Principle Software Engineer	$159,363	$77	-
9	Software Engineer Lead	$159,016	$76	-
10	Lead Software Architect	$156,194	$75	-

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Recent salaries for software development engineers at adobe

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Development Engineer 2	San Jose, CA	06/27/2025	$93,200
Software Development Engineer	Lehi, UT	06/27/2025	$93,200
Software Development Engineer-Ai/Ml	Waltham, MA	06/13/2025	$133,900
Software Development Engineer 5-Web	Seattle, WA	06/02/2025	$153,600
Software Development Engineer	Fine, NY	05/14/2025	$153,600

Software development engineer salary at Adobe competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$152,536	$73	3498
2	Google	$141,197	$68	836
3	Box	$134,990	$65	1
4	Cisco	$129,284	$62	467
5	Microsoft	$129,203	$62	841
6	Juniper Networks	$127,025	$61	-
7	VMware	$119,417	$57	1
8	Salesforce	$117,544	$57	88
9	Expedia Group	$114,983	$55	60
10	NetApp	$114,953	$55	53
11	Dell	$113,134	$54	5
12	HP	$111,836	$54	13
13	Quark	$107,751	$52	1
14	Intel	$105,460	$51	45
15	Nuance Communications	$98,794	$48	-
16	iGrafx	$97,294	$47	7
17	Oracle	$94,860	$46	14453
18	IBM	$87,938	$42	363
19	Computer Science Corporation	$85,417	$41	-
20	Northrop Grumman	$80,238	$39	376

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