Microsoft senior engineer salary

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Average Microsoft senior engineer salary

$157,257yearly

$52.28 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft senior engineer salary

$124,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay senior engineers?

The average salary for Microsoft senior engineers is $157,257 per year. Microsoft senior engineer salaries range between $124,000 to $198,000 per year. Microsoft senior engineers earn 45% more than the national average salary for senior engineers of $108,743.

Location impacts how much a senior engineer at Microsoft can expect to make. Senior engineers at Microsoft make the most in Mountain View, CA, Redmond, WA, and Tempe, AZ.

How much does Microsoft pay senior engineers by location?

Microsoft pays senior engineers the most in Mountain View, CA, Redmond, WA, and Tempe, AZ. Additionally, cities like Washington and Cambridge also report highly competitive salaries for senior engineers at Microsoft.

Senior engineer Microsoft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Mountain View, CA	$179,821	$86.45
2	Redmond, WA	$176,678	$84.94
3	Tempe, AZ	$163,304	$78.51
4	Washington, DC	$156,132	$75.06
5	Cambridge, MA	$150,650	$72.43
6	New York, NY	$144,072	$69.27
7	Chevy Chase, MD	$139,158	$66.90
8	Irving, TX	$138,857	$66.76
9	Iselin, NJ	$136,737	$65.74
10	Reston, VA	$134,463	$64.65

Highest-paid Microsoft senior engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$201,175	$97	3
2	Principal Software Engineer	$186,106	$89	132
3	Senior Engineering Manager	$184,629	$89	-
4	Principal Design Engineer	$178,434	$86	12
5	Staff Design Engineer	$174,260	$84	-
6	Software Engineer Lead	$171,878	$83	-
7	Principal Hardware Engineer	$170,498	$82	13
8	Staff Software Engineer	$169,500	$81	-
9	Staff Engineer	$169,435	$81	-
10	Senior Staff Engineer	$168,588	$81	-

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Recent salaries for senior engineers at microsoft

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Senior Silicon Engineer	Santa Clara, CA	06/04/2025	$153,600
Senior Sourcing Engineer	Austin, TX	05/20/2025	$158,400
Senior Sourcing Engineer	Redmond, WA	05/20/2025	$158,400
Senior Silicon Engineer	Santa Clara, CA	05/10/2025	$153,600
Senior Analytics Engineer	Redmond, WA	04/25/2025	$153,600

Senior engineer salary at Microsoft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$180,680	$87	1273
2	Google	$162,550	$78	944
3	Box	$149,746	$72	20
4	LinkedIn	$140,026	$67	138
5	NVIDIA	$139,181	$67	773
6	Adobe	$136,808	$66	185
7	Cisco	$135,463	$65	324
8	Sophos	$130,319	$63	2
9	VMware	$129,913	$62	1
10	Salesforce	$123,228	$59	260
11	Amd	$114,320	$55	183
12	Dell	$114,182	$55	30
13	Intel	$112,913	$54	100
14	HP	$109,611	$53	12
15	Red Hat	$103,666	$50	65
16	Oracle	$101,229	$49	9196
17	Northrop Grumman	$90,170	$43	1024
18	IBM	$89,782	$43	364
19	Cognizant	$89,532	$43	119
20	Lockheed Martin	$87,789	$42	1378

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