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Average Cisco software engineer salary

$125,255yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Cisco software engineer salary
$100,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cisco pay software engineers?

The average salary for Cisco software engineers is $125,255 per year. Cisco software engineer salaries range between $100,000 to $156,000 per year. Cisco software engineers earn 25% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Cisco pay software engineers by location?

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

Software engineer Cisco salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$148,648$71.47
2Bellevue, WA$142,491$68.51
3New York, NY$114,457$55.03
4Boxborough, MA$107,239$51.56
5Richardson, TX$103,246$49.64
6Iselin, NJ$100,669$48.40
7Centennial, CO$100,045$48.10
8Fulton, MD$98,996$47.59
9Herndon, VA$98,463$47.34
10Parkton, NC$95,739$46.03

Highest-paid Cisco software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Chief Software Architect$196,437$94-
2Software Director$193,804$93-
3Senior Software Engineer Manager$189,859$911
4Vice President Of Software Engineering$187,396$90-
5Software Engineering Manager$170,418$82-
6Principal Software Engineer$165,936$806
7Software Development Manager$164,405$79-
8Vice President, Software Development$162,678$78-
9Senior Software Architect$159,691$77-
10Software Engineer-Team Lead$158,068$76-

Recent salaries for software engineers at cisco

JobLocationDate addedSalary
C++ Software Engineer, Early In Career (Boulder, Co or Raleigh, NC Only)Boone, NC04/12/2025$119,200
Software Engineer FedrampPlano, TX04/11/2025$146,400
Software Engineer FedrampWashington, DC04/11/2025$146,400
Software Engineer-Infrastructure Observability Monitoring (Remote USA)Salem, OR04/03/2025$146,400
Software Engineer-Infrastructure Observability Monitoring (Remote USA)San Jose, CA04/03/2025$146,400

Software engineer salary at Cisco competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$153,335$741353
2Google$142,466$681062
3NVIDIA$135,223$65365
4Microsoft$128,196$62734
5Adobe$120,668$58174
6Salesforce$120,392$58203
7NetApp$112,871$5477
8Dell$107,462$5220
9HP$105,240$5124
10Lancope$101,858$495
11Intel$98,143$4784
12Lockheed Martin$91,650$44702
13Collins Aerospace$90,433$43-
14Oracle$89,558$4313346
15IBM$87,648$42371
16L3Harris$86,072$41177
17Raytheon Technologies$85,809$41198
18Northrop Grumman$85,745$41412
19Cognizant$81,234$39658
20Computer Science Corporation$81,214$39-

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