Lyft software engineer salary

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Average Lyft software engineer salary

$142,173yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Lyft software engineer salary

$108,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Lyft pay software engineers?

The average salary for Lyft software engineers is $142,173 per year. Lyft software engineer salaries range between $108,000 to $187,000 per year. Lyft software engineers earn 42% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Lyft can expect to make. Software engineers at Lyft make the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does Lyft pay software engineers by location?

Lyft pays software engineers the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Portland and Boston also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Lyft.

Software engineer Lyft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$163,533	$78.62
2	Seattle, WA	$163,073	$78.40
3	New York, NY	$141,193	$67.88
4	Portland, OR	$134,461	$64.64
5	Boston, MA	$131,607	$63.27
6	Las Vegas, NV	$130,529	$62.75
7	Phoenix, AZ	$125,629	$60.40
8	Washington, DC	$124,681	$59.94
9	Newark, NJ	$124,552	$59.88
10	Philadelphia, PA	$121,443	$58.39

Highest-paid Lyft software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Software Director	$234,119	$113	-
2	Chief Software Architect	$228,703	$110	-
3	Software Engineering Manager	$225,083	$108	-
4	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$223,978	$108	-
5	Vice President Of Software Engineering	$219,185	$105	-
6	Principal Software Engineer	$216,406	$104	-
7	Senior Software Architect	$206,526	$99	-
8	Software Development Manager	$204,796	$98	-
9	Staff Software Engineer	$204,237	$98	3
10	Software Leader	$202,168	$97	-

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Recent salaries for software engineers at lyft

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Engineer, Data Platform	New York, NY	06/20/2025	$128,000
Software Engineer, Data Platform	Seattle, WA	06/18/2025	$128,000
Software Engineer, Marketplace	San Francisco, CA	05/03/2025	$128,000
Software Engineer, Marketplace	Seattle, WA	05/03/2025	$117,760
Software Engineer-Security Vulnerability Management	Seattle, WA	04/23/2025	$128,000

Software engineer salary at Lyft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Airbnb	$153,070	$74	3
2	DoorDash	$143,342	$69	125
3	Yelp	$142,472	$69	-
4	Instacart	$138,004	$66	29
5	eBay	$134,368	$65	35
6	Square	$131,940	$63	2
7	Uber Technologies	$124,830	$60	2
8	Palantir	$123,694	$59	157
9	Premier Transportation, Yellow Cab, Checker Cab, & Ride The Roo	$121,805	$59	-
10	Über	$119,929	$58	184
11	Workday	$119,473	$57	13
12	Groupon	$112,112	$54	-
13	First Transit	$108,651	$52	-
14	Bessemer Venture Partners	$108,399	$52	-
15	Avis Budget Group	$106,417	$51	3
16	Intuit	$100,594	$48	119
17	CAB Incorporated	$99,750	$48	-
18	KAYAK	$98,348	$47	2

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