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Average Cisco senior software engineer salary

$141,266yearly

$55.05 hourly rate

Entry-level Cisco senior software engineer salary
$113,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cisco pay senior software engineers?

The average salary for Cisco senior software engineers is $141,266 per year. Cisco senior software engineer salaries range between $113,000 to $175,000 per year. Cisco senior software engineers earn 23% more than the national average salary for senior software engineers of $114,494.

Location impacts how much a senior software engineer at Cisco can expect to make. Senior software engineers at Cisco make the most in Bellevue, WA, San Jose, CA, and New York, NY.

How much does Cisco pay senior software engineers by location?

Cisco pays senior software engineers the most in Bellevue, WA, San Jose, CA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Boxborough and Centennial also report highly competitive salaries for senior software engineers at Cisco.

Senior software engineer Cisco salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Bellevue, WA$169,041$81.27
2San Jose, CA$164,175$78.93
3New York, NY$130,708$62.84
4Boxborough, MA$126,129$60.64
5Centennial, CO$119,486$57.45
6Iselin, NJ$119,325$57.37
7Richardson, TX$115,847$55.70
8Fulton, MD$112,381$54.03
9Herndon, VA$111,063$53.40
10Parkton, NC$108,080$51.96

Highest-paid Cisco senior software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$218,336$105-
2Chief Software Architect$196,437$94-
3Software Director$193,804$93-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$189,859$911
5Senior Software Manager$186,107$89-
6Software Engineering Manager$170,418$82-
7Software Testing Manager$167,968$81-
8Principal Software Engineer$165,936$804
9Software Development Manager$164,405$79-
10Vice President, Software Development$162,678$78-

Recent salaries for senior software engineers at cisco

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Configuration Management (ACM)HI06/18/2025$139,800
Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Configuration Management (ACM)AL06/18/2025$139,800
Senior Software Engineer, Backend-Threat Intelligence ManagementSan Jose, CA06/18/2025$174,800
Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Configuration Management (ACM)Noble, LA06/18/2025$139,800
Senior Software Engineer, Automation & Configuration Management (ACM)Bono, AR06/18/2025$139,800

Senior software engineer salary at Cisco competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$179,739$861332
2Google$163,210$781288
3Microsoft$158,540$76903
4NVIDIA$153,383$74360
5Adobe$137,396$66155
6NetApp$129,844$6276
7Salesforce$127,866$61259
8Intel$123,691$5978
9Dell$122,011$5933
10Lancope$115,875$563
11Collins Aerospace$110,702$53-
12HP$109,722$5319
13Northrop Grumman$103,137$50473
14Lockheed Martin$102,455$49683
15Oracle$100,411$4812250
16L3Harris$98,084$47155
17Raytheon Technologies$97,903$47189
18Computer Science Corporation$93,559$45-
19Cognizant$92,394$44718
20IBM$85,165$41233

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