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Average Meta software engineer salary

$153,335yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Meta software engineer salary
$119,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Meta pay software engineers?

The average salary for Meta software engineers is $153,335 per year. Meta software engineer salaries range between $119,000 to $197,000 per year. Meta software engineers earn 53% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Meta pay software engineers by location?

Meta pays software engineers the most in Seattle, WA, Menlo Park, CA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Cambridge and Ione also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Meta.

Software engineer Meta salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$174,054$83.68
2Menlo Park, CA$171,483$82.44
3New York, NY$158,032$75.98
4Cambridge, MA$147,497$70.91
5Ione, OR$141,720$68.13
6Washington, DC$141,020$67.80
7Pittsburgh, PA$134,093$64.47
8Chicago, IL$127,104$61.11
9Austin, TX$126,445$60.79

Highest-paid Meta software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$245,506$118-
2Chief Software Architect$241,290$116-
3Software Engineering Manager$236,607$114217
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$235,873$113-
5Vice President Of Software Engineering$218,083$105-
6Principal Software Engineer$217,864$105-
7Senior Software Architect$213,069$102-
8Software Development Manager$212,607$102-
9Software Leader$211,278$102-
10Staff Software Engineer$207,216$100-

Recent salaries for software engineers at meta

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software Engineer, ProductHarrisburg, PA06/27/2025$251,000
Software Engineer, InfrastructureLos Angeles, CA06/27/2025$208,000
Software Engineer, IOSAugusta, ME06/27/2025$251,000
Software Engineer (Leadership)-InfrastructureCharleston, WV06/27/2025$213,000
Software Engineer, IOSLittle Rock, AR06/27/2025$251,000

Software engineer salary at Meta competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Apple$146,613$70696
2Google$142,466$68854
3PayPal$136,438$6622
4eBay$134,368$6528
5Pinterest$132,166$6424
6Microsoft$128,196$62642
7LinkedIn$125,882$61112
8Cisco$125,255$60328
9Uber Technologies$124,830$602
10VMware$123,821$601
11Palantir$123,694$59137
12Bloomberg$122,092$59201
13Adobe$120,668$58168
14Salesforce$120,392$58171
15Intuit$100,594$48115
16Intel$98,143$4744
17Akritiv$97,529$47-
18Xerox$90,316$431
19Oracle$89,558$4314576
20IBM$87,648$42519

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