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Average Upwork software engineer salary

$115,524yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Upwork software engineer salary
$91,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Upwork pay software engineers?

The average salary for Upwork software engineers is $115,524 per year. Upwork software engineer salaries range between $91,000 to $146,000 per year. Upwork software engineers earn 15% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Upwork can expect to make. Software engineers at Upwork make the most in Mountain View, CA, Ione, WA, and Ione, OR.

How much does Upwork pay software engineers by location?

Upwork pays software engineers the most in Mountain View, CA, Ione, WA, and Ione, OR. Additionally, cities like Rowe and Pine also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Upwork.

Software engineer Upwork salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Mountain View, CA$136,931$65.83
2Ione, WA$132,583$63.74
3Ione, OR$111,195$53.46
4Rowe, MA$102,896$49.47
5Pine, AZ$99,386$47.78
6Rockville, MD$96,245$46.27
7Helena, MT$94,202$45.29
8Nome, TX$94,185$45.28
9Kane, PA$94,093$45.24
10Nore, MN$89,297$42.93

Highest-paid Upwork software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Chief Software Architect$204,820$98-
2Software Director$200,595$96-
3Software Engineering Manager$189,268$91-
4Vice President Of Software Engineering$188,111$90-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$180,466$87-
6Principal Software Engineer$173,944$84-
7Staff Software Engineer$173,833$84-
8Software Development Manager$170,669$82-
9Vice President, Software Development$170,634$82-
10Senior Software Architect$167,062$80-

Software engineer salary at Upwork competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Square$131,940$634
2DocuSign$129,932$627
3Twilio$128,043$624
4Fiction$115,792$56-
5Bridgehead Media$115,419$55-
6Writer$114,378$559
7Red Tricycle$111,867$54-
8LA Weekly$110,496$53-
9Book in a Box$109,544$53-
10The Editors$107,955$52-
11Geek & Sundry$107,336$52-
12Online News Association$104,749$50-
13LoveToKnow Media$104,438$50-
14Okayplayer$104,165$50-
15Brafton$103,567$50-
16Paizo$101,639$49-
17The Associated Press$98,386$47-
18Community Publishers Inc$95,213$46-
19Issue Media Group$94,936$46-
20IBT Media$93,290$45-

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