Akamai Technologies software engineer salary

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Average Akamai Technologies software engineer salary

$104,275yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Akamai Technologies software engineer salary

$82,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Akamai Technologies pay software engineers?

The average salary for Akamai Technologies software engineers is $104,275 per year. Akamai Technologies software engineer salaries range between $82,000 to $131,000 per year. Akamai Technologies software engineers earn 4% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Akamai Technologies can expect to make. Software engineers at Akamai Technologies make the most in Santa Clara, CA, Bellevue, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does Akamai Technologies pay software engineers by location?

Akamai Technologies pays software engineers the most in Santa Clara, CA, Bellevue, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Cambridge and Reston also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Akamai Technologies.

Software engineer Akamai Technologies salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Santa Clara, CA	$130,250	$62.62
2	Bellevue, WA	$129,573	$62.29
3	New York, NY	$98,577	$47.39
4	Cambridge, MA	$90,772	$43.64
5	Reston, VA	$86,817	$41.74
6	Denver, CO	$86,037	$41.36
7	Chicago, IL	$83,771	$40.27
8	Fort Lauderdale, FL	$83,140	$39.97
9	Atlanta, GA	$82,709	$39.76

Highest-paid Akamai Technologies software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Chief Software Architect	$187,444	$90	-
2	Software Director	$186,891	$90	-
3	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$176,891	$85	-
4	Vice President Of Software Engineering	$176,141	$85	-
5	Software Engineering Manager	$170,560	$82	-
6	Principal Software Engineer	$167,990	$81	4
7	Vice President, Software Development	$161,894	$78	-
8	Staff Software Engineer	$160,040	$77	-
9	Senior Principal Engineer	$154,967	$75	-
10	Software Development Manager	$154,470	$74	-

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Recent salaries for software engineers at akamai technologies

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Engineer II	Cambridge, MA	06/26/2025	$83,800
Software Engineer	Cambridge, MA	05/22/2025	$98,072
Software Engineer II	Cambridge, MA	04/03/2025	$83,800
Software Engineer II.	Cambridge, MA	01/13/2025	$132,357

Software engineer salary at Akamai Technologies competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	F5	$124,339	$60	36
2	Inktomi	$117,977	$57	-
3	Citrix	$111,934	$54	-
4	Verisign	$111,411	$54	4
5	InfoSpace	$109,927	$53	-
6	thePlatform	$107,754	$52	-
7	Fareportal	$106,840	$51	-
8	Syntellect	$104,298	$50	-
9	MyWebGrocer	$103,839	$50	-
10	3t Systems	$103,022	$50	-
11	iPass	$102,705	$49	-
12	Boingo Wireless	$102,322	$49	2
13	Fusion-io	$102,238	$49	-
14	Equinix	$100,220	$48	2
15	Quotient Technology	$99,172	$48	2
16	VisionAIR	$98,341	$47	-
17	DSD Labs	$96,706	$46	-
18	Limelight Networks	$96,410	$46	-
19	I.T. Source	$96,135	$46	-
20	Calance	$94,795	$46	1

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