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Average Workday senior software development engineer salary

$132,666yearly

$56.21 hourly rate

Entry-level Workday senior software development engineer salary
$106,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Workday pay senior software development engineers?

The average salary for Workday senior software development engineers is $132,666 per year. Workday senior software development engineer salaries range between $106,000 to $165,000 per year. Workday senior software development engineers earn 13% more than the national average salary for senior software development engineers of $116,926.

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

How much does Workday pay senior software development engineers by location?

Workday pays senior software development engineers the most in Seattle, WA, Pleasanton, CA, and Beaverton, OR. Additionally, cities like New York and Boulder also report highly competitive salaries for senior software development engineers at Workday.

Senior software development engineer Workday salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$150,280$72.25
2Pleasanton, CA$147,973$71.14
3Beaverton, OR$126,269$60.71
4New York, NY$113,897$54.76
5Boulder, CO$111,318$53.52
6McLean, VA$111,303$53.51
7Salt Lake City, UT$108,681$52.25
8Boston, MA$107,760$51.81
9Berwyn, PA$107,472$51.67
10Chicago, IL$107,471$51.67

Highest-paid Workday senior software development engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Chief Software Architect$167,740$81-
2Senior Software Engineer Manager$157,336$76-
3Principal Software Engineer$153,253$741
4Software Engineering Manager$152,302$73-
5Senior Software Architect$151,920$73-
6Vice President, Software Development$148,867$72-
7Software Development Manager$146,842$711
8Software Leader$144,553$70-
9Staff Software Engineer$144,218$69-
10Lead Software Architect$144,084$69-

Recent salaries for senior software development engineers at workday

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Software Development Engineering, SRE (US Federal)McLean, VA06/25/2025$145,900
Senior Software Development Engineering, SRE (US Federal)Boston, MA06/25/2025$145,900
SR. Associate Software Development Engineer, Workday EverywhereBoulder, CO06/25/2025$106,400
Intermediate or Senior Software Development Engineer-ML OPS US FederalBeaverton, OR06/17/2025$128,800
Intermediate or Senior Software Development Engineer-ML OPS US FederalAtlanta, GA06/17/2025$128,800

Senior software development engineer salary at Workday competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Twilio$153,418$744
2Zendesk$146,271$702
3Proofpoint$145,327$7011
4DocuSign$143,899$698
5F5$142,589$6935
6Fortinet$141,686$6887
7Epicor$135,969$65-
8Intuit$132,124$64114
9Highmetric$129,202$62-
10Citrix$125,248$60-
11NetSuite$124,091$60-
12McAfee$123,064$595
13Akvelon$117,651$57-
14Travelport$117,303$562
15Esri$112,024$5444
16Ultimate Software$111,874$548
17PTC$109,432$5319
18Infor$102,690$491
19Tyler Technologies$100,192$4842
20CSG$99,930$481

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