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Average Electronic Arts software engineer salary

$105,604yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Electronic Arts software engineer salary
$76,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Electronic Arts pay software engineers?

The average salary for Electronic Arts software engineers is $105,604 per year. Electronic Arts software engineer salaries range between $76,000 to $145,000 per year. Electronic Arts software engineers earn 5% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Electronic Arts can expect to make. Software engineers at Electronic Arts make the most in Seattle, WA, Redwood City, CA, and New York, NY.

How much does Electronic Arts pay software engineers by location?

Electronic Arts pays software engineers the most in Seattle, WA, Redwood City, CA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Salt Lake City and Fairfax also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Electronic Arts.

Software engineer Electronic Arts salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$140,485$67.54
2Redwood City, CA$134,462$64.65
3New York, NY$109,370$52.58
4Salt Lake City, UT$94,363$45.37
5Fairfax, VA$91,783$44.13
6Austin, TX$88,361$42.48
7Baton Rouge, LA$83,721$40.25
8Orlando, FL$79,287$38.12

Highest-paid Electronic Arts software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$188,979$91-
2Chief Software Architect$188,042$90-
3Vice President Of Software Engineering$185,719$89-
4Software Engineering Manager$185,114$89-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$181,597$871
6Principal Software Engineer$170,177$82-
7Vice President, Software Development$162,832$78-
8Senior Software Architect$159,014$76-
9Software Development Manager$157,804$76-
10Software Leader$156,524$75-

Recent salaries for software engineers at electronic arts

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Mobile Software Engineer IIIAustin, TX04/11/2025$140,700
Software Engineer IIRedwood City, CA03/20/2025$149,500
Software Engineer IIIAustin, TX03/19/2025$140,700
Software Engineer IIIRedwood City, CA03/18/2025$171,417
Software Engineer IIIRedwood City, CA03/18/2025$162,894

Software engineer salary at Electronic Arts competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Sony Interactive Entertainment America$115,116$55-
2PRO Unlimited$113,926$55-
3Monolith Productions$112,224$54-
4Midway$110,302$53-
5uTest$108,362$52-
6Epic Games$107,266$5232
7Zynga$106,586$518
8PlayStation$106,376$5148
9Daybreak Game$106,169$51-
10ArenaNet$106,073$51-
11Glu Mobile$105,918$51-
12Take-Two Interactive Software$105,733$517
13Rockstar Games$105,312$5115
142k$105,273$512
15KIXEYE$104,405$50-
16Trion Worlds$104,334$50-
17Activision Blizzard$103,740$5010
18SEGA$101,842$49-
19Sagarsoft$96,345$46-
20Pyramid Technology Solutions$77,881$37-

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