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Average Intel software engineer salary

$98,143yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Intel software engineer salary
$75,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Intel pay software engineers?

The average salary for Intel software engineers is $98,143 per year. Intel software engineer salaries range between $75,000 to $127,000 per year. Intel software engineers earn 2% less than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Intel can expect to make. Software engineers at Intel make the most in Santa Clara, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Hudson, MA.

How much does Intel pay software engineers by location?

Intel pays software engineers the most in Santa Clara, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Hudson, MA. Additionally, cities like Hillsboro and Chandler also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Intel.

Software engineer Intel salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Santa Clara, CA$120,397$57.88
2Bellevue, WA$104,633$50.30
3Hudson, MA$91,011$43.76
4Hillsboro, OR$86,905$41.78
5Chandler, AZ$85,774$41.24
6Austin, TX$85,743$41.22
7Allentown, PA$84,396$40.58
8Fort Collins, CO$78,196$37.59
9Boise, ID$76,827$36.94
10Rio Rancho, NM$76,379$36.72

Highest-paid Intel software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$175,096$84-
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$170,655$82-
3Chief Software Architect$168,937$81-
4Vice President Of Software Engineering$163,286$79-
5Software Engineering Manager$161,617$78-
6Software Development Manager$152,303$73-
7Senior Software Architect$151,956$73-
8Principal Software Engineer$151,697$73-
9Vice President, Software Development$151,672$73-
10Senior Principal Engineer$144,589$70-

Recent salaries for software engineers at intel

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Graphics SW EngineerHillsboro, OR06/27/2025$146,520
Graphics SW EngineerFolsom, CA06/27/2025$146,520
Silicon Debug Tools Software EngineerHillsboro, OR03/28/2025$146,520
Software Engineer-DatacenterSanta Clara, CA03/28/2025$96,360
Database Software EngineerPhoenix, AZ03/28/2025$132,810

Software engineer salary at Intel competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$153,335$74249
2NVIDIA$135,223$65307
3Microsoft$128,196$62885
4Cisco$125,255$60299
5Adobe$120,668$58141
6Applied Materials$118,129$5729
7Amd$111,172$5386
8Texas Instruments$108,676$5225
9Xilinx$107,749$52-
10Dell$107,462$5215
11HP$105,240$5111
12Synopsys$104,786$507
13Broadcom$103,845$5098
14General Electric$100,089$48145
15Micron Technology$96,550$4622
16Lockheed Martin$91,650$44638
17IBM$87,648$42436
18Rockwell Automation$87,578$4234
19Northrop Grumman$85,745$41397
20Microchip Technology$80,646$3910

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