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Average Adobe software engineer salary

$120,668yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Adobe software engineer salary
$88,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Adobe pay software engineers?

The average salary for Adobe software engineers is $120,668 per year. Adobe software engineer salaries range between $88,000 to $163,000 per year. Adobe software engineers earn 20% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Adobe pay software engineers by location?

Adobe pays software 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 engineers at Adobe.

Software engineer Adobe salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$142,239$68.38
2Seattle, WA$129,657$62.34
3New York, NY$120,999$58.17
4Newton, MA$112,635$54.15
5Portland, OR$105,957$50.94
6McLean, VA$102,105$49.09
7Austin, TX$99,819$47.99
8Lehi, UT$87,675$42.15
9Chicago, IL$86,936$41.80
10Washington, MN$85,280$41.00

Highest-paid Adobe software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$216,853$104-
2Chief Software Architect$205,427$99-
3Vice President Of Software Engineering$197,995$95-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$196,960$951
5Software Engineering Manager$194,286$932
6Principal Software Engineer$178,754$86-
7Software Development Manager$178,455$861
8Vice President, Software Development$175,643$84-
9Senior Software Architect$170,310$82-
10Staff Software Engineer$166,805$803

Recent salaries for software engineers at adobe

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Front-End Software Engineer, Adobe AI PlatformSan Jose, CA05/09/2025$133,900
2025 University Graduate-Software EngineerNew York, NY04/29/2025$76,000
Software EngineerSeattle, WA03/04/2025$152,250
Software EngineerSan Jose, CA02/25/2025$152,250
Software EngineerSan Jose, CA02/25/2025$152,250

Software engineer salary at Adobe competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$153,335$741453
2Google$142,466$68923
3Box$130,596$633
4Microsoft$128,196$62938
5Cisco$125,255$60315
6VMware$123,821$601
7Juniper Networks$121,430$58-
8Salesforce$120,392$58167
9Expedia Group$116,707$5648
10NetApp$112,871$5447
11Dell$107,462$5216
12Quark$105,279$511
13HP$105,240$5112
14Intel$98,143$4738
15iGrafx$97,899$477
16Nuance Communications$96,652$46-
17Oracle$89,558$4313906
18IBM$87,648$42427
19Northrop Grumman$85,745$41410
20Computer Science Corporation$81,214$39-

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