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Average VMware staff software engineer salary

$168,744yearly

$65.7 hourly rate

Entry-level VMware staff software engineer salary
$122,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does VMware pay staff software engineers?

The average salary for VMware staff software engineers is $168,744 per year. VMware staff software engineer salaries range between $122,000 to $233,000 per year. VMware staff software engineers earn 23% more than the national average salary for staff software engineers of $136,653.

Location impacts how much a staff software engineer at VMware can expect to make. Staff software engineers at VMware make the most in Palo Alto, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Portland, OR.

How much does VMware pay staff software engineers by location?

VMware pays staff software engineers the most in Palo Alto, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Portland, OR. Additionally, cities like New York and Phoenix also report highly competitive salaries for staff software engineers at VMware.

Staff software engineer VMware salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Palo Alto, CA$188,596$90.67
2Bellevue, WA$185,420$89.14
3Portland, OR$166,787$80.19
4New York, NY$160,017$76.93
5Phoenix, AZ$156,845$75.41
6Washington, DC$150,275$72.25
7Boston, MA$147,808$71.06
8Denver, CO$146,809$70.58
9Newark, NJ$146,088$70.23
10Bridgeport, CT$143,347$68.92

Highest-paid VMware staff software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Software Director$213,736$103-
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$201,822$97-
3Senior Software Manager$198,872$96-
4Chief Software Architect$198,838$96-
5Software Engineering Manager$197,289$95-
6Senior Software Architect$178,180$86-
7Principal Software Engineer$177,780$85-
8Software Development Manager$174,407$84-
9Vice President, Software Development$174,294$84-
10Senior Staff Engineer$173,932$84-

Staff software engineer salary at VMware competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Pure Storage$204,391$9816
2Microsoft$169,500$81904
3Adobe$166,805$80170
4Nutanix$160,516$7768
5Parallels$159,141$77-
6Juniper Networks$154,132$74-
7Citrix$149,718$72-
8Fortinet$148,589$7163
9Amd$144,531$6999
10Wind River$143,115$6915
11Riverbed Holdings, Inc.$142,787$696
12Intel$142,389$6895
13Cadence Design Systems$139,631$6791
14Fujitsu$134,806$65-
15NetApp$134,658$6568
16Sunrise Systems$132,978$642
17TIBCO Software$128,506$62-
18Sybase$123,690$59-
19HP$120,172$5828
20IBM$96,043$46164

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