Software design engineers make $102,314 per year on average, or $49.19 per hour, in the United States. Software design engineers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $78,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $133,000.
Location impacts how much a software design engineer can expect to make. Software design engineers make the most in Washington, California, Oregon, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.
The darker areas on the map show where software design engineers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Washington | $117,362 | $56.42 | 5,942 |
2 | Oregon | $108,074 | $51.96 | 2,645 |
3 | California | $114,442 | $55.02 | 19,910 |
4 | Rhode Island | $96,758 | $46.52 | 715 |
5 | Vermont | $97,343 | $46.80 | 420 |
6 | New Hampshire | $99,832 | $48.00 | 681 |
7 | Delaware | $96,656 | $46.47 | 653 |
8 | Connecticut | $100,072 | $48.11 | 1,229 |
9 | Texas | $94,573 | $45.47 | 8,100 |
10 | New York | $99,351 | $47.76 | 5,081 |
11 | Virginia | $95,262 | $45.80 | 5,340 |
12 | Nevada | $95,130 | $45.74 | 648 |
13 | Massachusetts | $94,860 | $45.61 | 4,338 |
14 | Minnesota | $93,078 | $44.75 | 2,470 |
15 | Pennsylvania | $89,579 | $43.07 | 3,949 |
16 | Kansas | $89,472 | $43.02 | 987 |
17 | District of Columbia | $94,788 | $45.57 | 1,074 |
18 | Arizona | $90,570 | $43.54 | 2,170 |
19 | New Jersey | $93,363 | $44.89 | 3,155 |
20 | Michigan | $87,485 | $42.06 | 2,502 |
21 | Maryland | $92,310 | $44.38 | 3,412 |
22 | Tennessee | $87,355 | $42.00 | 1,199 |
23 | North Carolina | $85,739 | $41.22 | 3,582 |
24 | Arkansas | $85,367 | $41.04 | 809 |
25 | Maine | $86,915 | $41.79 | 415 |
26 | Montana | $84,569 | $40.66 | 511 |
27 | North Dakota | $84,519 | $40.63 | 322 |
28 | Alabama | $85,007 | $40.87 | 1,284 |
29 | South Carolina | $87,212 | $41.93 | 888 |
30 | Wisconsin | $85,502 | $41.11 | 1,520 |
31 | Ohio | $83,796 | $40.29 | 2,822 |
32 | Colorado | $84,640 | $40.69 | 2,597 |
33 | New Mexico | $83,798 | $40.29 | 610 |
34 | Illinois | $83,207 | $40.00 | 4,292 |
35 | Idaho | $79,887 | $38.41 | 671 |
36 | Kentucky | $82,642 | $39.73 | 864 |
37 | Missouri | $82,938 | $39.87 | 1,549 |
38 | West Virginia | $80,697 | $38.80 | 336 |
39 | Wyoming | $77,547 | $37.28 | 244 |
40 | Utah | $75,479 | $36.29 | 1,724 |
41 | Iowa | $81,096 | $38.99 | 995 |
42 | South Dakota | $78,133 | $37.56 | 328 |
43 | Nebraska | $77,645 | $37.33 | 767 |
44 | Louisiana | $80,660 | $38.78 | 666 |
45 | Georgia | $78,178 | $37.59 | 3,355 |
46 | Florida | $80,323 | $38.62 | 4,623 |
47 | Mississippi | $80,007 | $38.46 | 377 |
48 | Indiana | $75,625 | $36.36 | 2,006 |
49 | Alaska | $73,791 | $35.48 | 260 |
50 | Hawaii | $76,602 | $36.83 | 254 |
51 | Oklahoma | $74,785 | $35.95 | 566 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco, CA | $123,760 | $59.50 |
2 | Seattle, WA | $119,244 | $57.33 |
3 | Hillsboro, OR | $108,539 | $52.18 |
4 | New York, NY | $99,621 | $47.89 |
5 | Houston, TX | $96,543 | $46.41 |
6 | Reston, VA | $95,314 | $45.82 |
7 | Washington, DC | $94,787 | $45.57 |
8 | Saint Louis Park, MN | $93,053 | $44.74 |
9 | Germantown, MD | $91,982 | $44.22 |
10 | Glendale, AZ | $90,601 | $43.56 |
11 | Troy, MI | $87,797 | $42.21 |
12 | Raleigh, NC | $86,470 | $41.57 |
13 | Colorado Springs, CO | $84,631 | $40.69 |
14 | Fargo, ND | $84,417 | $40.59 |
15 | Columbus, OH | $83,538 | $40.16 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
90th Percentile | $133,000 | $11,083 | $64 |
75th Percentile | $117,000 | $9,750 | $56 |
Average | $102,314 | $8,526 | $49 |
25th Percentile | $88,000 | $7,333 | $42 |
10th Percentile | $78,000 | $6,500 | $38 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Software Analyst | $78,865 | $6,572 | $37.92 | 274,053 |
Computer Engineer | $97,031 | $8,086 | $46.65 | 126,709 |
Software Engineer-Consultant | $112,626 | $9,386 | $54.15 | 317,033 |
Principal Software Engineer | $136,635 | $11,386 | $65.69 | 345,893 |
Software Developer | $94,431 | $7,869 | $45.40 | 294,329 |
Software Tester | $76,847 | $6,404 | $36.95 | 208,853 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $146,085 | $70.23 | 1453 | |
2 | Broadcom | $132,975 | $63.93 | 62 |
3 | PMC-Sierra | $130,130 | $62.56 | |
4 | Microsoft | $127,527 | $61.31 | 2343 |
5 | Microsemi | $127,144 | $61.13 | |
6 | Kopin | $125,324 | $60.25 | |
7 | STMicroelectronics | $121,863 | $58.59 | 2 |
8 | Animoto | $118,084 | $56.77 | 1 |
9 | Thoughtworks | $117,517 | $56.50 | 8 |
10 | Apple | $116,931 | $56.22 | 2689 |
11 | HP | $115,498 | $55.53 | 92 |
12 | Analog Devices | $115,130 | $55.35 | 83 |
13 | Qualys | $114,847 | $55.21 | 35 |
14 | Expedia Group | $113,914 | $54.77 | 27 |
15 | Big Fish Games | $111,917 | $53.81 | 3 |
16 | Groupon | $111,070 | $53.40 | 6 |
17 | Nokia | $110,545 | $53.15 | 97 |
18 | Barnes & Noble | $109,808 | $52.79 | 13 |
19 | Cloudera | $109,443 | $52.62 | 83 |
20 | ServiceNow | $108,617 | $52.22 | 267 |
Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $64,500 | $31.02 |
Mid Level | $90,600 | $43.56 |
Senior Level | $162,000 | $77.75 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | $102,000 | $49.19 | +3.3% |
2021 | $98,900 | $47.57 | +2.3% |
2020 | $96,700 | $46.49 | +1.8% |
2019 | $95,000 | $45.67 | +1.7% |
2018 | $93,400 | $44.90 | +1.8% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Rightstone | Software Design Engineer | Garden City, ID | 06/01/2022 | $110,611 |
The Standard | Software Engineer-Design Systems | Portland, OR | 05/30/2022 | $81,900 |
The Standard | Software Engineer-Design Systems | Atlanta, GA | 05/28/2022 | $81,900 |
University of Utah | Associate Software Design Engineer | Salt Lake City, UT | 05/27/2022 | $31,600 |
National Security Agency | Hardware/Software Design Engineer-Entry To Experienced Level | Fort Meade, MD | 05/18/2022 | $106,823 |
National Security Agency | Hardware/Software Design Engineer-Entry To Experienced Level | Fort Meade, MD | 05/09/2022 | $106,823 |
The Standard | Software Engineer-Design Systems | Portland, OR | 05/07/2022 | $81,900 |
Northrop Grumman | Software Design Engineer/Principal Software Design Engineer | Redondo Beach, CA | 05/06/2022 | $82,400 |
Stancorp Financial Group, Inc. | Software Engineer-Design Systems | Atlanta, GA | 05/05/2022 | $81,900 |
Randstad Us | Software Design Engineer | Redmond, WA | 04/29/2022 | $177,395 |
Washington pays Software Design Engineers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $117,362 per year, or $56.42 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Software Design Engineer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in California you should be paid close to $114,442 per year.
Principal Software Engineer gets paid the most. Principal Software Engineer made a median salary of $136,635. The best-paid 10 percent make $156,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $119,000.
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