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Average Microsoft software engineer salary

$128,196yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft software engineer salary
$101,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay software engineers?

The average salary for Microsoft software engineers is $128,196 per year. Microsoft software engineer salaries range between $101,000 to $162,000 per year. Microsoft software engineers earn 28% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Microsoft pay software engineers by location?

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

Software engineer Microsoft salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Mountain View, CA$153,859$73.97
2Redmond, WA$148,608$71.45
3New York, NY$122,908$59.09
4Cambridge, MA$114,272$54.94
5Tempe, AZ$113,205$54.43
6Washington, DC$108,737$52.28
7Irving, TX$108,302$52.07
8Iselin, NJ$108,089$51.97
9Chevy Chase, MD$106,603$51.25
10Reston, VA$106,084$51.00

Highest-paid Microsoft software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$210,777$101-
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$201,175$973
3Chief Software Architect$200,863$97-
4Software Engineering Manager$194,318$9310
5Principal Software Engineer$186,106$89211
6Vice President Of Software Engineering$185,802$89-
7Senior Software Architect$182,243$882
8Software Leader$180,231$87-
9Software Development Manager$179,851$86-
10Lead Software Architect$175,203$84-

Recent salaries for software engineers at microsoft

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software Engineer, AdtechNew York, NY06/27/2025$188,000
Software Engineer IISanta Clara, CA06/27/2025$127,200
Software Engineer-CTJ-Ts/SciRedmond, WA06/27/2025$105,600
Software Engineer II-CTJ-PolyReston, VA06/26/2025$131,400
Software Engineer II-CTJ-PolyAnnapolis, MD06/26/2025$131,400

Software engineer salary at Microsoft competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$153,335$74907
2Google$142,466$68778
3NVIDIA$135,223$65307
4Box$130,596$633
5LinkedIn$125,882$6172
6Cisco$125,255$60327
7VMware$123,821$601
8Adobe$120,668$58141
9Salesforce$120,392$58162
10Sophos$114,484$55-
11Amd$111,172$5386
12Dell$107,462$5217
13HP$105,240$5111
14Intel$98,143$4738
15Red Hat$92,249$4464
16Lockheed Martin$91,650$44642
17Oracle$89,558$4315651
18IBM$87,648$42437
19Northrop Grumman$85,745$41412
20Cognizant$81,234$39437

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