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Average Meta senior engineer salary

$180,680yearly

$52.28 hourly rate

Entry-level Meta senior engineer salary
$140,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Meta pay senior engineers?

The average salary for Meta senior engineers is $180,680 per year. Meta senior engineer salaries range between $140,000 to $231,000 per year. Meta senior engineers earn 66% more than the national average salary for senior engineers of $108,743.

Location impacts how much a senior engineer at Meta can expect to make. Senior engineers at Meta make the most in Seattle, WA, Washington, DC, and Menlo Park, CA.

How much does Meta pay senior engineers by location?

Meta pays senior engineers the most in Seattle, WA, Washington, DC, and Menlo Park, CA. Additionally, cities like Boston and New York also report highly competitive salaries for senior engineers at Meta.

Senior engineer Meta salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$206,036$99.06
2Washington, DC$201,763$97.00
3Menlo Park, CA$199,632$95.98
4Boston, MA$196,855$94.64
5New York, NY$186,656$89.74
6Concord, NH$185,173$89.03
7Juneau, AK$185,144$89.01
8Phoenix, AZ$184,773$88.83
9Augusta, ME$184,498$88.70
10Salem, OR$183,435$88.19

Highest-paid Meta senior engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Software Engineer Manager$235,873$113-
2Senior Engineering Manager$234,169$113-
3Principal Software Engineer$217,864$105-
4Principal Design Engineer$210,777$101-
5Staff Software Engineer$207,216$100-
6Software Engineer Lead$204,092$98-
7Principal Test Engineer$202,605$97-
8Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$201,892$97-
9Staff Engineer$200,799$97-
10Principal Hardware Engineer$200,713$97-

Recent salaries for senior engineers at meta

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Rendering Engineer-SanzaruBoston, MA03/19/2025$177,000
Senior Rendering Engineer-SanzaruJackson, MS03/19/2025$177,000
Senior Rendering Engineer-SanzaruUrban Honolulu, HI03/19/2025$177,000
Senior Rendering Engineer-SanzaruProvidence, RI03/19/2025$177,000
Senior Rendering Engineer-SanzaruTopeka, KS03/19/2025$177,000

Senior engineer salary at Meta competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$162,550$781247
2eBay$161,479$7829
3Microsoft$157,257$76909
4Pinterest$152,756$7330
5PayPal$151,684$7343
6Uber Technologies$149,410$721
7Apple$149,335$72753
8Bloomberg$143,221$69220
9Palantir$141,117$68107
10LinkedIn$140,026$67130
11Adobe$136,808$66151
12Cisco$135,463$65706
13VMware$129,913$621
14Salesforce$123,228$59263
15Intuit$117,449$56100
16Intel$112,913$54237
17Akritiv$103,438$50-
18Oracle$101,229$499079
19Xerox$97,711$472
20IBM$89,782$43345

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