Google senior software engineer salary

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Average Google senior software engineer salary

$163,210yearly

$55.05 hourly rate

Entry-level Google senior software engineer salary

$127,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Google pay senior software engineers?

The average salary for Google senior software engineers is $163,210 per year. Google senior software engineer salaries range between $127,000 to $208,000 per year. Google senior software engineers earn 43% more than the national average salary for senior software engineers of $114,494.

Location impacts how much a senior software engineer at Google can expect to make. Senior software engineers at Google make the most in Kirkland, WA, Mountain View, CA, and New York, NY.

How much does Google pay senior software engineers by location?

Google pays senior software engineers the most in Kirkland, WA, Mountain View, CA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Cambridge and Boulder also report highly competitive salaries for senior software engineers at Google.

Senior software engineer Google salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Kirkland, WA	$193,614	$93.08
2	Mountain View, CA	$187,382	$90.09
3	New York, NY	$168,987	$81.24
4	Cambridge, MA	$160,666	$77.24
5	Boulder, CO	$147,290	$70.81
6	Pittsburgh, PA	$144,852	$69.64
7	Austin, TX	$142,489	$68.50
8	Chicago, IL	$139,274	$66.96

Highest-paid Google senior software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Software Director	$244,615	$118	-
2	Director Of Software Development	$239,746	$115	2
3	Chief Software Architect	$233,823	$112	-
4	Software Engineering Manager	$232,788	$112	98
5	Senior Software Manager	$232,614	$112	-
6	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$232,515	$112	4
7	Principal Software Engineer	$211,543	$102	1
8	Vice President, Software Development	$208,712	$100	-
9	Software Testing Manager	$207,734	$100	-
10	Software Development Manager	$206,696	$99	-

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Recent salaries for senior software engineers at google

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Senior Software Engineer	Mountain View, CA	03/21/2025	$220,000
Senior Software Engineer	Mountain View, CA	03/10/2025	$220,000
Senior Software Engineer	San Francisco, CA	03/07/2025	$215,000
Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability	Pittsburgh, PA	03/06/2025	$198,000
Senior Software Engineer	San Francisco, CA	02/20/2025	$246,000

Senior software engineer salary at Google competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$179,739	$86	1401
2	Microsoft	$158,540	$76	630
3	Pinterest	$154,731	$74	25
4	Bloomberg	$154,644	$74	201
5	Yammer	$152,342	$73	-
6	VMware	$148,923	$72	1
7	LinkedIn	$143,377	$69	129
8	Adobe	$137,396	$66	180
9	Yahoo	$131,664	$63	-
10	ITA Software	$126,579	$61	-
11	Intel	$123,691	$59	37
12	Dell	$122,011	$59	15
13	Bing	$118,987	$57	-
14	iTech US	$117,838	$57	-
15	Hitachi Vantara	$113,535	$55	-
16	HP	$109,722	$53	17
17	Aristotle	$106,676	$51	12
18	Capgemini	$104,315	$50	368
19	Tech Mahindra	$92,845	$45	3
20	IBM	$85,165	$41	612

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