Northwestern Mutual software engineer salary

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Average Northwestern Mutual software engineer salary

$103,238yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Northwestern Mutual software engineer salary

$81,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Northwestern Mutual pay software engineers?

The average salary for Northwestern Mutual software engineers is $103,238 per year. Northwestern Mutual software engineer salaries range between $81,000 to $130,000 per year. Northwestern Mutual software engineers earn 3% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Northwestern Mutual can expect to make. Software engineers at Northwestern Mutual make the most in Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and Boston, MA.

How much does Northwestern Mutual pay software engineers by location?

Northwestern Mutual pays software engineers the most in Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and Boston, MA. Additionally, cities like Jersey City and Frederick also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Northwestern Mutual.

Software engineer Northwestern Mutual salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Los Angeles, CA	$117,825	$56.65
2	New York, NY	$105,235	$50.59
3	Boston, MA	$97,623	$46.93
4	Jersey City, NJ	$92,886	$44.66
5	Frederick, MD	$92,474	$44.46
6	Shelton, CT	$92,090	$44.27
7	Newport News, VA	$92,020	$44.24
8	Phoenix, AZ	$91,584	$44.03
9	Exton, PA	$90,698	$43.60
10	Houston, TX	$90,424	$43.47

Highest-paid Northwestern Mutual software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Chief Software Architect	$144,818	$70	-
2	Vice President Of Software Engineering	$141,497	$68	-
3	Software Director	$140,323	$67	-
4	Software Engineering Manager	$132,236	$64	-
5	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$131,871	$63	-
6	Staff Software Engineer	$130,448	$63	-
7	Team Lead And Developer	$130,138	$63	-
8	Senior Principal Engineer	$129,910	$62	-
9	Principal Software Engineer	$129,101	$62	-
10	Senior Software Architect	$129,010	$62	-

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Recent salaries for software engineers at northwestern mutual

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Engineer III	Milwaukee, WI	06/30/2025	$92,750
Software Engineer III	Franklin, TN	05/21/2025	$92,750
Software Engineer III	Milwaukee, WI	05/15/2025	$92,750
Software Engineer	Milwaukee, WI	04/26/2025	$109,779
Software Engineer III-Full Stack	Fine, NY	03/30/2025	$106,680

Software engineer salary at Northwestern Mutual competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Morgan Stanley	$114,602	$55	58
2	Ameriprise Financial	$106,685	$51	1
3	Foresters Financial	$105,717	$51	-
4	New England Financial	$105,091	$51	-
5	Thrivent	$101,619	$49	1
6	Prudential Financial	$99,867	$48	14
7	MassMutual	$98,360	$47	1
8	MetLife	$95,213	$46	23
9	Lincoln Financial Group	$90,951	$44	5
10	Edward Jones	$84,624	$41	4