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Average SoFi principal software engineer salary

$177,863yearly

$64.53 hourly rate

Entry-level SoFi principal software engineer salary
$138,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does SoFi pay principal software engineers?

The average salary for SoFi principal software engineers is $177,863 per year. SoFi principal software engineer salaries range between $138,000 to $228,000 per year. SoFi principal software engineers earn 33% more than the national average salary for principal software engineers of $134,230.

Location impacts how much a principal software engineer at SoFi can expect to make. Principal software engineers at SoFi make the most in Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and Helena, MT.

How much does SoFi pay principal software engineers by location?

SoFi pays principal software engineers the most in Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and Helena, MT. Additionally, cities like Salt Lake City and New York also report highly competitive salaries for principal software engineers at SoFi.

Principal software engineer SoFi salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$225,528$108.43
2San Francisco, CA$212,203$102.02
3Helena, MT$166,362$79.98
4Salt Lake City, UT$166,107$79.86
5New York, NY$164,189$78.94
6Claymont, DE$160,744$77.28
7Boston, MA$157,551$75.75
8Reston, VA$151,032$72.61
9Malvern, PA$150,362$72.29
10Frisco, TX$141,141$67.86

Highest-paid SoFi principal software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$193,038$93-
2Director Of Software Development$192,545$93-
3Chief Software Architect$189,946$91-
4Software Engineering Manager$189,925$91-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$186,155$90-
6Staff Software Engineer$177,480$8520
7Senior Software Architect$171,983$83-
8Software Leader$171,672$83-
9Software Development Manager$167,269$80-
10Principle Software Engineer$167,092$80-

Recent salaries for principal software engineers at sofi

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Principal Software Engineer-CryptoSan Francisco, CA04/25/2025$224,000
Senior Principal Software Engineer-CryptoCottonwood Heights, UT04/25/2025$224,000
Senior Principal Software Engineer-CryptoSeattle, WA04/25/2025$224,000
Principal Software Engineer, Data PlatformSan Francisco, CA02/19/2025$192,000
Principal Software Engineer, BorrowHelena, MT02/09/2025$192,000

Principal software engineer salary at SoFi competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Kabbage$192,598$93-
2Earnest Research$187,164$902
3First Round$176,191$85-
4Sequoia Capital$167,930$81-
5NATIONS COMPANIES$166,780$80-
6IVP$164,279$79-
7Banc Trust Financial Group Inc$147,403$71-
8Bessemer Venture Partners$137,682$66-
9Charles Schwab$131,338$6347
10Banc of California Inc$130,143$63-
11Farm Credit Mid-America$128,523$62-
12Stonegate Mortgage$125,427$60-
13Homeward Residential Inc$124,556$60-
14Financial Freedom$122,673$59-
15Newfirst National Bank$120,356$58-
16Bank of the Pacific$118,587$57-
17Caliber Home Loans$118,197$57-
18Sun West Mortgage Company$116,204$56-
19Post Oak Bank$115,005$55-
20First Business Bank$104,677$50-

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