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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$914
4Vice President Of Software Engineering$187,396$90-
5Software Engineering Manager$170,418$82-
6Principal Software Engineer$165,936$801
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$743626
2Google$142,466$68928
3NVIDIA$135,223$65359
4Microsoft$128,196$62531
5Adobe$120,668$58135
6Salesforce$120,392$58131
7NetApp$112,871$5447
8Dell$107,462$529
9HP$105,240$5111
10Lancope$101,858$495
11Intel$98,143$4726
12Lockheed Martin$91,650$44669
13Collins Aerospace$90,433$434
14Oracle$89,558$4314996
15IBM$87,648$42455
16L3Harris$86,072$41115
17Raytheon Technologies$85,809$41186
18Northrop Grumman$85,745$41435
19Cognizant$81,234$39575
20Computer Science Corporation$81,214$39-

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