Microsoft senior software engineer salary

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Average Microsoft senior software engineer salary

$158,540yearly

$55.05 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft senior software engineer salary

$125,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay senior software engineers?

The average salary for Microsoft senior software engineers is $158,540 per year. Microsoft senior software engineer salaries range between $125,000 to $200,000 per year. Microsoft senior software engineers earn 38% more than the national average salary for senior software engineers of $114,494.

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

How much does Microsoft pay senior software engineers by location?

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

Senior software engineer Microsoft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Redmond, WA	$192,872	$92.73
2	Mountain View, CA	$187,726	$90.25
3	New York, NY	$156,880	$75.42
4	Cambridge, MA	$150,968	$72.58
5	Tempe, AZ	$147,152	$70.75
6	Iselin, NJ	$143,259	$68.87
7	Washington, DC	$141,261	$67.91
8	Chevy Chase, MD	$135,045	$64.93
9	Reston, VA	$133,971	$64.41
10	Irving, TX	$133,696	$64.28

Highest-paid Microsoft senior software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Software Development	$221,039	$106	-
2	Software Director	$210,777	$101	-
3	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$201,175	$97	3
4	Chief Software Architect	$200,863	$97	-
5	Senior Software Manager	$197,722	$95	-
6	Software Engineering Manager	$194,318	$93	9
7	Principal Software Engineer	$186,106	$89	141
8	Senior Software Architect	$182,243	$88	2
9	Software Leader	$180,231	$87	-
10	Software Development Manager	$179,851	$86	-

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Recent salaries for senior software engineers at microsoft

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Engineer II/Senior Software Engineer-CTJ-Poly	Elkridge, MD	06/26/2025	$153,600
Senior Software Engineer	Seattle, WA	06/25/2025	$158,400
Senior Software Engineer	Chicago, IL	06/25/2025	$158,400
Senior Software Engineer	Charlotte, NC	06/25/2025	$158,400
Senior Software Engineer	New York, NY	06/25/2025	$158,400

Senior software engineer salary at Microsoft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$179,739	$86	1381
2	Google	$163,210	$78	1262
3	Box	$154,698	$74	16
4	NVIDIA	$153,383	$74	380
5	VMware	$148,923	$72	1
6	LinkedIn	$143,377	$69	101
7	Sophos	$143,010	$69	-
8	Cisco	$141,266	$68	548
9	Adobe	$137,396	$66	179
10	Amd	$131,557	$63	103
11	Salesforce	$127,866	$61	249
12	Intel	$123,691	$59	65
13	Dell	$122,011	$59	19
14	Red Hat	$113,066	$54	95
15	HP	$109,722	$53	18
16	Northrop Grumman	$103,137	$50	474
17	Lockheed Martin	$102,455	$49	793
18	Oracle	$100,411	$48	12843
19	Cognizant	$92,394	$44	613
20	IBM	$85,165	$41	504

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