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Average Cisco software engineer lead salary

$154,272yearly

$60.37 hourly rate

Entry-level Cisco software engineer lead salary
$120,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cisco pay software engineers lead?

The average salary for Cisco software engineer leads is $154,272 per year. Cisco software engineer lead salaries range between $120,000 to $197,000 per year. Cisco software engineer leads earn 23% more than the national average salary for software engineer leads of $125,565.

Location impacts how much a software engineer lead at Cisco can expect to make. Software engineer leads at Cisco make the most in Bellevue, WA, San Jose, CA, and Boxborough, MA.

How much does Cisco pay software engineers lead by location?

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

Software engineer lead Cisco salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Bellevue, WA$184,576$88.74
2San Jose, CA$174,779$84.03
3Boxborough, MA$136,272$65.52
4Centennial, CO$134,827$64.82
5New York, NY$133,774$64.31
6Richardson, TX$129,577$62.30
7Chicago, IL$122,018$58.66
8Herndon, VA$121,234$58.29
9Richfield, OH$120,819$58.09
10Fulton, MD$119,245$57.33

Highest-paid Cisco software engineer leads 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$91-
5Senior Software Manager$186,107$89-
6Software Engineering Manager$170,418$82-
7Principal Software Engineer$165,936$805
8Software Development Manager$164,405$79-
9Vice President, Software Development$162,678$78-
10Senior Software Architect$159,691$77-

Recent salaries for software engineer leads at cisco

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Lead Software Engineer-Observability Infrastructure MonitoringRowe, MA06/03/2025$174,800
Lead Software Engineer-Observability Infrastructure MonitoringBoone, NC06/03/2025$174,800
Lead Software Engineer-Observability Infrastructure MonitoringKane, PA06/03/2025$174,800
Lead Software Engineer-Observability Infrastructure MonitoringFine, NY06/03/2025$174,800
Lead Software Engineer-Observability Infrastructure MonitoringPine, AZ06/03/2025$174,800

Software engineer lead salary at Cisco competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$204,092$981231
2Google$185,299$891268
3Microsoft$171,878$83831
4NVIDIA$165,396$80353
5Adobe$159,016$76198
6NetApp$139,259$6798
7Intel$130,112$63103
8Dell$129,663$6224
9Salesforce$129,493$62232
10HP$122,209$5929
11Lancope$121,544$585
12Oracle$105,950$5113525
13IBM$105,436$51585
14Collins Aerospace$103,781$50-
15Cognizant$102,919$49647
16Lockheed Martin$101,844$49612
17Computer Science Corporation$98,833$48-
18L3Harris$98,094$47157
19Raytheon Technologies$96,998$47230
20Northrop Grumman$95,264$46451

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