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Average Red Hat senior software engineer salary

$113,066yearly

$55.05 hourly rate

Entry-level Red Hat senior software engineer salary
$88,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Red Hat pay senior software engineers?

The average salary for Red Hat senior software engineers is $113,066 per year. Red Hat senior software engineer salaries range between $88,000 to $144,000 per year. Red Hat senior software engineers earn 1% less than the national average salary for senior software engineers of $114,494.

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

How much does Red Hat pay senior software engineers by location?

Red Hat pays senior software engineers the most in Mountain View, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Westford and Oradell also report highly competitive salaries for senior software engineers at Red Hat.

Senior software engineer Red Hat salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Mountain View, CA$144,509$69.48
2Seattle, WA$136,292$65.53
3New York, NY$118,801$57.12
4Westford, MA$111,257$53.49
5Oradell, NJ$108,851$52.33
6Nashua, NH$108,392$52.11
7Austin, TX$105,752$50.84
8Stamford, CT$104,644$50.31
9Herndon, VA$103,944$49.97
10Raleigh, NC$103,504$49.76

Highest-paid Red Hat senior software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$162,046$78-
2Software Director$151,160$73-
3Chief Software Architect$146,462$70-
4Senior Software Manager$146,084$70-
5Software Engineering Manager$143,238$694
6Senior Software Engineer Manager$141,487$681
7Senior Software Architect$139,504$67-
8Principal Software Engineer$137,609$6613
9Software Testing Manager$136,640$66-
10Senior Staff Engineer$135,278$65-

Recent salaries for senior software engineers at red hat

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Software Engineer-Openshift NetworkingRaleigh, NC06/23/2025$116,270
Senior Software Engineer-Openshift NetworkingBoston, MA06/23/2025$116,270
Senior Software EngineerBoston, MA05/27/2025$127,890
Senior UI Software Engineer-VirtualizationRaleigh, NC05/09/2025$116,270
Senior Software Engineer-Ansible Automation PlatformRaleigh, NC04/18/2025$116,270

Senior software engineer salary at Red Hat competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1VMware$148,923$721
2Sophos$143,010$69-
3Juniper Networks$140,006$67-
4F5$139,882$6736
5Adobe$137,396$66180
6Workday$135,204$6514
7Aria Systems$123,154$59-
8JDA Software Inc$119,403$573
9Triniti$119,192$57-
10Bullhorn$118,210$571
11Oaktree It$115,191$55-
12HelpSystems$114,688$55-
13Cvent$113,037$54-
14LOGIC Technologies$112,760$54-
15RagingWire Data Centers$111,396$54-
16Dassault Systèmes$110,299$53-
17FreeBSD$109,043$52-
18MicroStrategy$108,549$522
19Sybase$108,079$52-
20Allscripts$104,907$50-

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