Red Hat software engineer salary

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Average Red Hat software engineer salary

$92,249yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Red Hat software engineer salary

$72,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Red Hat pay software engineers?

The average salary for Red Hat software engineers is $92,249 per year. Red Hat software engineer salaries range between $72,000 to $117,000 per year. Red Hat software engineers earn 8% less than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

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

How much does Red Hat pay software engineers by location?

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

Software engineer Red Hat salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Mountain View, CA	$120,168	$57.77
2	Seattle, WA	$113,560	$54.60
3	New York, NY	$96,775	$46.53
4	Westford, MA	$89,203	$42.89
5	Nashua, NH	$86,044	$41.37
6	Oradell, NJ	$85,471	$41.09
7	Herndon, VA	$84,511	$40.63
8	Stamford, CT	$84,449	$40.60
9	Austin, TX	$83,855	$40.31
10	Raleigh, NC	$81,615	$39.24

Highest-paid Red Hat software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Software Director	$151,160	$73	-
2	Chief Software Architect	$146,462	$70	-
3	Vice President Of Software Engineering	$144,777	$70	-
4	Software Engineering Manager	$143,238	$69	4
5	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$141,487	$68	2
6	Senior Software Architect	$139,504	$67	-
7	Principal Software Engineer	$137,609	$66	14
8	Senior Principal Engineer	$133,647	$64	4
9	Software Development Manager	$132,721	$64	-
10	Vice President, Software Development	$132,704	$64	-

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Recent salaries for software engineers at red hat

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Engineer, AI Platform (Release Engineering)-AI Engineering	Boston, MA	06/30/2025	$108,760
Ansible Software Engineer	Raleigh, NC	06/20/2025	$94,550
Software Engineer	Raleigh, NC	05/29/2025	$94,550
Software Engineer, AI Performance Optimization	Boston, MA	05/15/2025	$108,760
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Software engineer salary at Red Hat competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	F5	$124,339	$60	29
2	VMware	$123,821	$60	1
3	Juniper Networks	$121,430	$58	-
4	Adobe	$120,668	$58	133
5	Workday	$119,473	$57	12
6	Sophos	$114,484	$55	-
7	Aria Systems	$102,273	$49	-
8	Bullhorn	$100,528	$48	1
9	Triniti	$99,722	$48	-
10	RagingWire Data Centers	$96,544	$46	-
11	JDA Software Inc	$96,400	$46	3
12	Oaktree It	$96,284	$46	-
13	HelpSystems	$95,014	$46	-
14	FreeBSD	$94,200	$45	-
15	LOGIC Technologies	$93,480	$45	-
16	Dassault Systèmes	$92,547	$44	-
17	Sybase	$91,985	$44	-
18	Allscripts	$91,975	$44	-
19	MicroStrategy	$91,905	$44	2
20	Cvent	$87,068	$42	-

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