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Average McDonald's software engineer salary

$97,395yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level McDonald's software engineer salary
$75,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does McDonald's pay software engineers?

The average salary for McDonald's software engineers is $97,395 per year. McDonald's software engineer salaries range between $75,000 to $125,000 per year. McDonald's software engineers earn 3% less than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at McDonald's can expect to make. Software engineers at McDonald's make the most in Sacramento, CA, Kirkland, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does McDonald's pay software engineers by location?

McDonald's pays software engineers the most in Sacramento, CA, Kirkland, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Bend and Newton also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at McDonald's.

Software engineer McDonald's salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Sacramento, CA$124,945$60.07
2Kirkland, WA$115,176$55.37
3New York, NY$102,309$49.19
4Bend, OR$94,769$45.56
5Newton, MA$94,616$45.49
6Las Vegas, NV$94,551$45.46
7Washington, DC$91,216$43.85
8Nashua, NH$91,027$43.76
9Essex, VT$90,989$43.74
10Baltimore, MD$89,843$43.19

Highest-paid McDonald's software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Development Manager$131,623$63-
2Principal Software Engineer$131,094$631
3Vice President, Software Development$130,491$63-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$128,486$62-
5Staff Software Engineer$127,646$61-
6Principal Engineer$126,204$611
7Principle Software Engineer$125,178$60-
8Senior Computer Scientist$125,108$60-
9Senior/Lead Developer$123,009$59-
10Senior Application Architect$121,624$58-

Recent salaries for software engineers at mcdonald's

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software Engineer IIIChicago, IL06/21/2025$129,800
Software Engineer II-FrontendChicago, IL05/16/2025$98,140
Software Engineer III-BackendChicago, IL03/22/2025$129,800
Software Engineer III)Little Elm, TX03/13/2025$165,000
Software Engineer II)Chicago, IL02/27/2025$122,200

Software engineer salary at McDonald's competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Vudu$117,067$56-
2Wendy's$103,403$5031
3Pizza Hut$102,933$49155
4KFC$100,008$48119
5Domino's Pizza$99,058$4816
6Sonic Drive-In$97,824$4728
7Hardee's Food Systems Inc$97,420$47-
8Yum! Brands$96,830$4714
9Chipotle Mexican Grill$96,478$461
10Dunkin' Donuts$96,382$464
11Dairy Queen$96,300$463
12Taco Bell$96,076$46404
13Chick-fil-A$95,969$46458
14Subway$95,649$462
15Arby's$95,363$46107
16Burger King$94,207$4529
17Jack in the Box$93,596$4552
18Panera Bread$88,987$4316
19Applebee's Canada$81,620$393
20Planet Hollywood International$78,571$38-

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