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Average Workday senior engineer salary

$123,624yearly

$52.28 hourly rate

Entry-level Workday senior engineer salary
$97,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Workday pay senior engineers?

The average salary for Workday senior engineers is $123,624 per year. Workday senior engineer salaries range between $97,000 to $156,000 per year. Workday senior engineers earn 14% more than the national average salary for senior engineers of $108,743.

Location impacts how much a senior engineer at Workday can expect to make. Senior engineers at Workday make the most in Pleasanton, CA, Vancouver, WA, and Beaverton, OR.

How much does Workday pay senior engineers by location?

Workday pays senior engineers the most in Pleasanton, CA, Vancouver, WA, and Beaverton, OR. Additionally, cities like Boston and Austin also report highly competitive salaries for senior engineers at Workday.

Senior engineer Workday salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Pleasanton, CA$144,050$69.25
2Vancouver, WA$138,411$66.54
3Beaverton, OR$123,285$59.27
4Boston, MA$118,460$56.95
5Austin, TX$116,502$56.01
6New York, NY$114,914$55.25
7Salt Lake City, UT$113,918$54.77
8Boulder, CO$112,142$53.91
9Chicago, IL$107,775$51.81
10Atlanta, GA$104,947$50.46

Highest-paid Workday senior engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Engineering Manager$160,391$773
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$157,336$761
3Principal Software Engineer$153,253$741
4Principal Project Engineer$152,811$73-
5Senior Architect$151,724$73-
6Head Engineer$150,315$72-
7Principal Design Engineer$147,665$71-
8Staff Design Engineer$145,797$70-
9Staff Software Engineer$144,218$69-
10Software Engineer Lead$143,667$69-

Recent salaries for senior engineers at workday

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer (US Federal)McLean, VA06/16/2025$141,400
Intermediate or Senior Mlops Engineer-US FederalBoulder, CO05/24/2025$128,800
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer-US FederalMcLean, VA05/23/2025$141,400
Intermediate or Senior Mlops Engineer-US FederalBeaverton, OR05/22/2025$128,800
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer-US FederalMcLean, VA03/30/2025$141,400

Senior engineer salary at Workday competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Zendesk$152,823$732
2Twilio$146,654$7110
3DocuSign$141,506$6819
4Proofpoint$134,532$65139
5Epicor$127,775$612
6F5$123,965$6035
7Highmetric$123,142$59-
8NetSuite$121,306$58-
9Fortinet$120,722$5831
10Citrix$119,021$57-
11Intuit$117,449$5696
12Travelport$116,410$56-
13Ultimate Software$113,807$55169
14Akvelon$109,664$53-
15McAfee$107,833$524
16Infor$104,768$50-
17PTC$104,120$507
18Esri$101,207$4979
19Tyler Technologies$96,664$462
20CSG$92,063$442

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