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Average Southwest Airlines software engineer salary

$106,448yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Southwest Airlines software engineer salary
$85,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Southwest Airlines pay software engineers?

The average salary for Southwest Airlines software engineers is $106,448 per year. Southwest Airlines software engineer salaries range between $85,000 to $131,000 per year. Southwest Airlines software engineers earn 6% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Southwest Airlines can expect to make. Software engineers at Southwest Airlines make the most in Seattle, WA, San Jose, CA, and Fine, NY.

How much does Southwest Airlines pay software engineers by location?

Southwest Airlines pays software engineers the most in Seattle, WA, San Jose, CA, and Fine, NY. Additionally, cities like Reno and Boston also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Southwest Airlines.

Software engineer Southwest Airlines salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$132,637$63.77
2San Jose, CA$131,894$63.41
3Fine, NY$114,714$55.15
4Reno, NV$106,934$51.41
5Boston, MA$105,661$50.80
6Manchester, NH$101,841$48.96
7Baltimore, MD$100,735$48.43
8Pittsburgh, PA$97,205$46.73
9Phoenix, AZ$96,724$46.50
10Morrisville, NC$96,476$46.38

Highest-paid Southwest Airlines software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Chief Software Architect$159,555$77-
2Software Director$151,733$73-
3Vice President Of Software Engineering$147,100$71-
4Software Engineering Manager$143,604$69-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$143,166$69-
6Senior Principal Engineer$135,893$65-
7Principal Software Engineer$135,661$65-
8Vice President, Software Development$135,587$65-
9Senior Software Architect$134,804$65-
10Software Development Manager$133,547$64-

Software engineer salary at Southwest Airlines competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Spirit Airlines$107,121$52-
2Alaska Airlines$106,883$511
3SkyWest Airlines$106,821$51-
4United$106,566$518
5Air Wisconsin Airlines$105,465$51-
6Delta Air Lines$104,954$5028
7PSA Airlines$104,906$50-
8Mesa Airlines$103,777$50-
9Envoy Aviation Group Inc.$102,720$49-
10ExpressJet Airlines$101,139$49-
11Continental Airlines$98,958$48-
12Frontier Airlines$96,984$47-
13JetBlue Airways$94,961$461
14AirTran Holdings$94,890$46-
15Airtran Airways$94,182$45-
16Allegiant Air$94,105$45-
17Expeditors$89,632$43-
18American Airlines$85,073$41-

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