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Average NVIDIA software engineer salary

$135,223yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

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

How much does NVIDIA pay software engineers?

The average salary for NVIDIA software engineers is $135,223 per year. NVIDIA software engineer salaries range between $101,000 to $179,000 per year. NVIDIA software engineers earn 35% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does NVIDIA pay software engineers by location?

NVIDIA pays software engineers the most in Santa Clara, CA, Redmond, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Westford and Hillsboro also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at NVIDIA.

Software engineer NVIDIA salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Santa Clara, CA$157,417$75.68
2Redmond, WA$145,335$69.87
3New York, NY$136,380$65.57
4Westford, MA$125,220$60.20
5Hillsboro, OR$120,688$58.02
6Holmdel, NJ$120,234$57.80
7Austin, TX$113,869$54.74
8Durham, NC$111,454$53.58
9Boulder, CO$101,585$48.84

Highest-paid NVIDIA software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$228,648$110-
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$214,367$1034
3Chief Software Architect$214,312$103-
4Vice President Of Software Engineering$206,319$99-
5Software Engineering Manager$205,092$995
6Principal Software Engineer$188,946$9117
7Software Development Manager$184,621$89-
8Senior Software Architect$183,085$8811
9Vice President, Software Development$180,444$87-
10Software Leader$179,911$87-

Recent salaries for software engineers at nvidia

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software EngineerAustin, TX03/21/2025$148,000
Software EngineerRedmond, WA03/19/2025$224,000
Software EngineerDurham, NC03/18/2025$184,000
Software EngineerChampaign, IL03/13/2025$120,000
Software EngineerSanta Clara, CA03/12/2025$121,829

Software engineer salary at NVIDIA competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Cisco$125,255$60346
2Western Digital$122,575$5927
3Adobe$120,668$58196
4Salesforce$120,392$58190
5NetApp$112,871$5473
6Amd$111,172$5388
7Xilinx$107,749$52-
8HP$105,240$5116
9National Semiconductor$103,022$50-
10VIA Technologies, Inc.$100,674$48-
11Intel$98,143$4740
12Asus$95,099$461
13Lockheed Martin$91,650$44633
14Collins Aerospace$90,433$43-
15Cypress$90,380$435
16IBM$87,648$42580
17Raytheon Technologies$85,809$41157
18Librato, Inc.$84,335$41-
19Microchip Technology$80,646$3914
20EVGA$79,930$38-

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