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Average IBM senior software engineer salary

$85,165yearly

$55.05 hourly rate

Entry-level IBM senior software engineer salary
$65,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does IBM pay senior software engineers?

The average salary for IBM senior software engineers is $85,165 per year. IBM senior software engineer salaries range between $65,000 to $110,000 per year. IBM senior software engineers earn 26% less than the national average salary for senior software engineers of $114,494.

Location impacts how much a senior software engineer at IBM can expect to make. Senior software engineers at IBM make the most in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Olympia, WA.

How much does IBM pay senior software engineers by location?

IBM pays senior software engineers the most in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Olympia, WA. Additionally, cities like Cambridge and Bedford also report highly competitive salaries for senior software engineers at IBM.

Senior software engineer IBM salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$111,724$53.71
2New York, NY$96,871$46.57
3Olympia, WA$93,247$44.83
4Cambridge, MA$91,841$44.15
5Bedford, NH$88,734$42.66
6Middletown, NJ$88,628$42.61
7Lincoln, RI$87,545$42.09
8Washington, DC$87,238$41.94
9Southbury, CT$85,732$41.22
10Wilmington, DE$85,156$40.94

Highest-paid IBM senior software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$161,822$78-
2Senior Software Manager$143,832$69-
3Software Director$138,287$66-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$136,390$66-
5Chief Software Architect$130,885$63-
6Software Testing Manager$128,049$62-
7Senior Staff Engineer$126,125$61-
8Senior Staff Systems Engineer$125,269$60-
9Senior Principal Engineer$124,963$60-
10Software Engineering Manager$122,746$591

Recent salaries for senior software engineers at ibm

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Software Backend EngineerAustin, TX03/07/2025$210,000
Senior DeveloperBloomington, IL03/05/2025$102,794
Senior Software EngineerCoppell, TX02/27/2025$131,099
Senior Software EngineerNew York, NY02/24/2025$243,922
Senior Software EngineerMonroe, LA02/24/2025$132,579

Senior software engineer salary at IBM competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$163,210$78915
2Microsoft$158,540$76650
3Cisco$141,266$68338
4Juniper Networks$140,006$67-
5Xilinx$136,279$66-
6Intel$123,691$5934
7Akritiv$122,198$59-
8Dell$122,011$5919
9USU Solutions$115,364$55-
10Red Hat$113,066$5465
11Sterling Commerce$112,479$54-
12Promontory Financial Group$111,441$54-
13NCR$110,095$534
14HP$109,722$5317
15Netezza$108,879$52-
16Lockheed Martin$102,455$49668
17Xerox$101,318$491
18Oracle$100,411$4813802
19Computer Science Corporation$93,559$45-
20Cognizant$92,394$44290

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