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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$632
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$5022
3Pizza Hut$102,933$49146
4KFC$100,008$48133
5Domino's Pizza$99,058$4815
6Sonic Drive-In$97,824$4732
7Hardee's Food Systems Inc$97,420$47-
8Yum! Brands$96,830$474
9Chipotle Mexican Grill$96,478$462
10Dunkin' Donuts$96,382$46-
11Dairy Queen$96,300$46-
12Taco Bell$96,076$46395
13Chick-fil-A$95,969$46427
14Subway$95,649$462
15Arby's$95,363$4670
16Burger King$94,207$4538
17Jack in the Box$93,596$4559
18Panera Bread$88,987$4318
19Applebee's Canada$81,620$394
20Planet Hollywood International$78,571$38-

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