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Average Princeton University software engineer salary

$99,172yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Princeton University software engineer salary
$74,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Princeton University pay software engineers?

The average salary for Princeton University software engineers is $99,172 per year. Princeton University software engineer salaries range between $74,000 to $132,000 per year. Princeton University software engineers earn 1% less than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Princeton University can expect to make. Software engineers at Princeton University make the most in Palo Alto, CA, New York, NY, and Boston, MA.

How much does Princeton University pay software engineers by location?

Princeton University pays software engineers the most in Palo Alto, CA, New York, NY, and Boston, MA. Additionally, cities like Princeton and undefined also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Princeton University.

Software engineer Princeton University salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Palo Alto, CA$130,556$62.77
2New York, NY$103,818$49.91
3Boston, MA$95,453$45.89
4Princeton, NJ$91,343$43.91

Highest-paid Princeton University software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$143,581$69-
2Vice President Of Software Engineering$140,343$67-
3Chief Software Architect$136,491$66-
4Software Development Manager$135,420$65-
5Vice President, Software Development$135,325$65-
6Senior Software Engineer Manager$134,176$65-
7Senior/Lead Developer$125,168$60-
8Software Engineering Manager$123,519$59-
9Software Project Manager$121,401$58-
10Senior Principal Engineer$120,845$58-

Recent salaries for software engineers at princeton university

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Research Software Engineer IIPrinceton, NJ06/22/2025$125,000
Research Software EngineerPrinceton, NJ03/06/2025$135,000
Research Software EngineerPrinceton, NJ02/21/2025$135,000
Research Software EngineerPrinceton, NJ02/14/2025$114,000

Software engineer salary at Princeton University competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Stanford University$111,382$5415
2Harvard University$93,844$45-
3Yale University$92,263$448
4New York University$91,930$441
5Columbia University in the City of New York$90,685$441
6Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$90,631$441
7Vassar College$89,027$43-
8Swarthmore College$88,938$43-
9The University of Chicago$86,866$4219
10Rutgers University$86,416$427
11Clark University$84,121$40-
12Pennsylvania Company Inc$82,973$40-
13Brown University$82,815$401
14Johns Hopkins University$79,446$3816
15Wesleyan University$71,336$34-
16University of Rochester$71,052$349
17Binghamton University$68,675$331
18University of Massachusetts Amherst$68,029$332
19University of Notre Dame$66,639$322
20University of Pennsylvania$64,570$313

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