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Average Ciena software engineer salary

$109,499yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Ciena software engineer salary
$81,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Ciena pay software engineers?

The average salary for Ciena software engineers is $109,499 per year. Ciena software engineer salaries range between $81,000 to $147,000 per year. Ciena software engineers earn 9% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Ciena pay software engineers by location?

Ciena pays software engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Spokane Valley, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Acton and Middletown also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Ciena.

Software engineer Ciena salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$140,072$67.34
2Spokane Valley, WA$133,408$64.14
3New York, NY$103,239$49.63
4Acton, MA$94,418$45.39
5Middletown, NJ$90,998$43.75
6Linthicum, MD$90,573$43.54
7Austin, TX$88,370$42.49
8Morrisville, NC$84,524$40.64
9Greenwood Village, CO$81,605$39.23
10Alpharetta, GA$78,519$37.75

Highest-paid Ciena software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$170,619$82-
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$159,504$77-
3Chief Software Architect$159,183$77-
4Principal Software Engineer$155,964$75-
5Software Engineering Manager$155,258$75-
6Vice President, Software Development$154,286$74-
7Vice President Of Software Engineering$153,206$74-
8Software Development Manager$151,231$73-
9Principle Software Engineer$149,633$72-
10Staff Software Engineer$148,957$72-

Recent salaries for software engineers at ciena

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Routing/Ip Software Engineer 4Baltimore, MD05/12/2025$151,840
Routing/Ip Software Engineer (A)Orlando, FL03/21/2025$124,125
Routing/Ip Software Engineer 4 (A)San Jose, CA03/05/2025$221,759
Routing/Ip Software Engineer 4 (A)Davie, FL03/05/2025$194,839
Dataplane Software Engineer-New Grad 2025Burlington, MA02/18/2025$87,800

Software engineer salary at Ciena competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Netgear$137,131$66-
2Tellabs$123,443$59-
3Harmonic$121,784$595
4SeaChange International$109,919$53-
5Solid Technologies$108,958$52-
6Nokia$108,530$5266
7Dialogic Corp.$108,520$52-
8NextWave Wireless$106,181$51-
9CableLabs$105,464$512
10Acme Packet$105,353$51-
11Terayon$105,253$51-
12EXFO$103,175$50-
13Nokia Networks Inc$100,127$48-
14Sonus$99,303$48-
15Ericsson$98,737$474
16ST Engineering iDirect$95,992$46-
17Cambium Networks$94,084$45-
18Tekelec$93,248$45-
19Zetron$91,777$446
20Lucent$69,737$34-

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