Software Engineer Salary by City
How much does a Software Engineer make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$137K
National median
$103K
25th percentile
$170K
75th percentile
$78K
Bottom 10%
$213K
Top 10%
Software Engineer Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$182,600
+34% vs national
Seattle
WA
$172,400
+26% vs national
New York
NY
$162,400
+19% vs national
Washington
DC
$158,200
+16% vs national
Boston
MA
$156,400
+14% vs national
San Diego
CA
$153,000
+12% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$152,400
+12% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$147,600
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$146,200
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$144,800
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$144,800
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$143,400
+5% vs national
Austin
TX
$142,600
+4% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$142,000
+4% vs national
Denver
CO
$138,400
+1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$132,600
-3% vs national
Chicago
IL
$132,400
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$131,200
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$131,200
-4% vs national
Dallas
TX
$130,200
-5% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$128,400
-6% vs national
Detroit
MI
$128,400
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$128,400
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$127,000
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$127,000
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$127,000
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$125,600
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$124,400
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$124,400
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$124,400
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$124,400
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$123,000
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$123,000
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$123,000
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$121,600
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$121,600
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$120,200
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$120,200
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$120,200
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$118,800
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$118,800
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$117,400
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$116,200
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$116,200
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$114,800
-16% vs national
About Software Engineer Salaries
The median Software Engineer salary in the United States is $136,620 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $182,600, while the national range spans from $78,400 at the 10th percentile to $212,600 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 15-1252.