Google software engineer salary

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Average Google software engineer salary

$142,466yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Google software engineer salary

$108,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Google pay software engineers?

The average salary for Google software engineers is $142,466 per year. Google software engineer salaries range between $108,000 to $186,000 per year. Google software engineers earn 42% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Google pay software engineers by location?

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

Software engineer Google salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Mountain View, CA	$163,673	$78.69
2	Kirkland, WA	$159,534	$76.70
3	New York, NY	$143,837	$69.15
4	Cambridge, MA	$133,412	$64.14
5	Austin, TX	$120,339	$57.86
6	Pittsburgh, PA	$119,495	$57.45
7	Boulder, CO	$118,293	$56.87
8	Chicago, IL	$107,969	$51.91

Highest-paid Google software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Software Director	$244,615	$118	-
2	Chief Software Architect	$233,823	$112	-
3	Software Engineering Manager	$232,788	$112	86
4	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$232,515	$112	8
5	Vice President Of Software Engineering	$216,105	$104	-
6	Principal Software Engineer	$211,543	$102	1
7	Vice President, Software Development	$208,712	$100	-
8	Software Development Manager	$206,696	$99	-
9	Software Leader	$203,221	$98	-
10	Senior Software Architect	$202,486	$97	-

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Recent salaries for software engineers at google

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Engineer	Mountain View, CA	03/24/2025	$220,182
Software Engineer III	Sunnyvale, CA	03/24/2025	$186,000
Software Engineer	Seattle, WA	03/24/2025	$146,000
Software Engineer	Kirkland, WA	03/24/2025	$207,200
Software Engineer	Mountain View, CA	03/24/2025	$192,000

Software engineer salary at Google competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$153,335	$74	1420
2	Yammer	$134,122	$64	-
3	Pinterest	$132,166	$64	20
4	Microsoft	$128,196	$62	925
5	LinkedIn	$125,882	$61	86
6	VMware	$123,821	$60	1
7	Bloomberg	$122,092	$59	206
8	Adobe	$120,668	$58	133
9	Yahoo	$118,306	$57	-
10	Dell	$107,462	$52	13
11	iTech US	$107,350	$52	-
12	ITA Software	$105,274	$51	-
13	HP	$105,240	$51	11
14	Bing	$102,939	$49	-
15	Intel	$98,143	$47	38
16	Hitachi Vantara	$91,809	$44	-
17	Capgemini	$89,763	$43	347
18	Aristotle	$89,108	$43	9
19	IBM	$87,648	$42	430
20	Tech Mahindra	$85,333	$41	2

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