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Average American Express software engineer salary

$115,054yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level American Express software engineer salary
$90,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does American Express pay software engineers?

The average salary for American Express software engineers is $115,054 per year. American Express software engineer salaries range between $90,000 to $146,000 per year. American Express software engineers earn 15% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at American Express can expect to make. Software engineers at American Express make the most in Palo Alto, CA, New York, NY, and Phoenix, AZ.

How much does American Express pay software engineers by location?

American Express pays software engineers the most in Palo Alto, CA, New York, NY, and Phoenix, AZ. Additionally, cities like Salt Lake City and Denver also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at American Express.

Software engineer American Express salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Palo Alto, CA$140,293$67.45
2New York, NY$116,478$56.00
3Phoenix, AZ$104,998$50.48
4Salt Lake City, UT$103,200$49.62
5Denver, CO$98,911$47.55
6Sunrise, FL$92,359$44.40

Highest-paid American Express software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Chief Software Architect$142,381$68-
2Staff Engineer$139,020$671
3Senior Principal Engineer$137,876$66-
4Software Director$137,794$66-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$136,911$666
6Vice President, Software Development$134,421$65-
7Systems Architect$133,379$64-
8Software Engineering Manager$133,228$64-
9Principal Software Engineer$133,166$64-
10Principal Engineer$132,973$64-

Recent salaries for software engineers at american express

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Backend Software Engineer-Digital Banking, PaymentsPhoenix, AZ06/26/2025$85,000
Backend Software Engineer, Digital Banking-PaymentsPhoenix, AZ05/21/2025$85,000
Java Software Engineer-Digital BankingPhoenix, AZ03/21/2025$85,000
Software Engineer-Python, GCPPhoenix, AZ02/24/2025$85,000

Software engineer salary at American Express competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Citi$127,856$6135
2JPMorgan Chase & Co.$124,712$601389
3Morgan Stanley$114,602$5561
4AIG$114,070$559
5Commerce Bank$111,168$531
6Bank of America$106,829$51218
7Ameriprise Financial$106,685$511
8Charles Schwab$106,404$5183
9Wells Fargo$104,933$5093
10Genworth$102,225$49-
11Western Union$101,914$4924
12Prudential Financial$99,867$4820
13Voya Financial$99,576$4813
14MassMutual$98,360$475
15USAA$97,648$477
16Fifth Third Bank$95,994$466
17Discover$95,915$46-
18MetLife$95,213$4660
19Mastercard$94,138$4592
20Capital One$93,040$45992

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