Software Engineering Salaries
Software Engineering roles pay a median of $193,000 per year across 7283 postings that disclose pay, ranging from $156,000 to $229,625.
Updated November 3, 2026
Salary over time
Median advertised salary by month, USD per year. The shaded band is the middle half of postings.
December 2025 – November 2026 $127,012 – $250,162
Months follow the date a posting was published, and count postings closed since — the table below counts only those open now. A month needs 30 postings with a salary to be shown; a missing month is a gap, not a guess. A dashed step means the month had at least 3× the postings of the one before, so part of that change is which postings are counted. The hollow point is the current month, still filling up. These are postings on freehire, not the whole job market.
| Level | Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | USD | hour | $35 | $45 | $52 | 247 |
| Intern | USD | year | $105,040 | $131,500 | $150,000 | 105 |
| Intern | USD | month | $8,200 | $10,000 | $10,400 | 49 |
| Intern | BRL | month | R$1,200 | R$1,500 | R$1,850 | 37 |
| Intern | EUR | month | €1,150 | €1,350 | €1,538 | 31 |
| Intern | EUR | year | €15,000 | €15,000 | €15,000 | 31 |
| Intern | TWD | hour | NT$200 | NT$218 | NT$220 | 28 |
| Intern | CAD | hour | CA$32 | CA$34 | CA$35 | 26 |
| Intern | SGD | month | SGD 2,200 | SGD 4,275 | SGD 5,600 | 16 |
| Intern | INR | month | ₹6,500 | ₹45,000 | ₹110,000 | 13 |
| Intern | GBP | year | £28,054 | £29,855 | £36,557 | 11 |
| Intern | TWD | month | NT$32,500 | NT$33,000 | NT$35,000 | 11 |
| Intern | INR | year | ₹400,000 | ₹400,000 | ₹450,000 | 9 |
| Intern | MXN | month | MX$8,250 | MX$9,500 | MX$9,650 | 7 |
| Intern | CAD | year | CA$60,000 | CA$65,000 | CA$106,250 | 5 |
| Junior | USD | year | $85,350 | $110,250 | $140,000 | 247 |
| Junior | JPY | year | ¥4,000,000 | ¥4,500,000 | ¥5,550,000 | 59 |
| Junior | EUR | year | €30,250 | €35,650 | €41,500 | 50 |
| Junior | USD | month | $1,100 | $1,400 | $1,600 | 49 |
| Junior | GBP | year | £34,000 | £36,400 | £45,000 | 45 |
| Junior | INR | year | ₹400,000 | ₹1,350,000 | ₹1,350,000 | 42 |
| Junior | MXN | month | MX$16,126 | MX$19,100 | MX$24,000 | 32 |
| Junior | EUR | month | €1,605 | €2,700 | €3,250 | 23 |
| Junior | TWD | month | NT$38,125 | NT$41,000 | NT$45,750 | 22 |
| Junior | SGD | month | SGD 3,500 | SGD 4,150 | SGD 5,000 | 21 |
| Junior | CAD | year | CA$78,625 | CA$85,000 | CA$87,500 | 20 |
| Junior | RUB | month | RUB 35,160 | RUB 49,200 | RUB 67,500 | 18 |
| Junior | USD | hour | $28 | $48 | $66 | 17 |
| Junior | AUD | year | A$75,625 | A$80,000 | A$89,375 | 14 |
| Junior | BRL | month | R$2,700 | R$2,950 | R$4,000 | 9 |
| Junior | CHF | year | CHF 80,625 | CHF 83,750 | CHF 85,000 | 6 |
| Junior | PLN | month | PLN 8,000 | PLN 9,500 | PLN 9,688 | 6 |
| Junior | CAD | hour | CA$36 | CA$55 | CA$60 | 5 |
| Middle | USD | year | $112,788 | $133,250 | $155,925 | 394 |
| Middle | EUR | year | €42,500 | €45,750 | €53,500 | 64 |
| Middle | CAD | year | CA$105,604 | CA$115,554 | CA$125,056 | 34 |
| Middle | GBP | year | £48,750 | £55,000 | £64,625 | 30 |
| Middle | EUR | month | €4,012 | €4,350 | €5,320 | 26 |
| Middle | USD | hour | $46 | $61 | $67 | 16 |
| Middle | RUB | month | RUB 80,000 | RUB 157,500 | RUB 207,500 | 16 |
| Middle | INR | year | ₹1,425,000 | ₹2,000,000 | ₹2,756,250 | 14 |
| Middle | EUR | day | €380 | €425 | €465 | 13 |
| Middle | USD | month | $2,500 | $4,400 | $4,400 | 13 |
| Middle | SGD | month | SGD 5,750 | SGD 9,750 | SGD 10,875 | 9 |
| Middle | MXN | month | MX$24,000 | MX$27,500 | MX$32,500 | 9 |
| Middle | BRL | month | R$4,250 | R$5,150 | R$7,000 | 9 |
| Middle | PLN | hour | PLN 109 | PLN 120 | PLN 136 | 8 |
| Middle | PHP | month | ₱60,000 | ₱62,500 | ₱72,500 | 6 |
| Middle | PLN | day | PLN 995 | PLN 1,100 | PLN 1,119 | 6 |
| Middle | PLN | month | PLN 298 | PLN 6,650 | PLN 17,000 | 6 |
| Senior | USD | year | $157,500 | $188,000 | $216,262 | 3749 |
| Senior | EUR | year | €50,000 | €70,000 | €85,000 | 419 |
| Senior | CAD | year | CA$135,000 | CA$155,000 | CA$172,000 | 301 |
| Senior | INR | year | ₹1,320,000 | ₹2,100,000 | ₹3,000,000 | 253 |
| Senior | GBP | year | £65,000 | £78,000 | £100,000 | 235 |
| Senior | SGD | month | SGD 6,750 | SGD 8,000 | SGD 10,000 | 153 |
| Senior | EUR | month | €4,506 | €5,400 | €6,080 | 146 |
| Senior | USD | hour | $61 | $90 | $150 | 122 |
| Senior | TWD | month | NT$55,000 | NT$60,000 | NT$70,000 | 95 |
| Senior | PLN | hour | PLN 135 | PLN 155 | PLN 170 | 90 |
| Senior | CAD | hour | CA$86 | CA$88 | CA$97 | 65 |
| Senior | PLN | month | PLN 18,450 | PLN 20,000 | PLN 23,500 | 65 |
| Senior | PLN | year | PLN 230,000 | PLN 320,000 | PLN 374,500 | 45 |
| Senior | USD | month | $1,950 | $5,000 | $7,250 | 44 |
| Senior | MXN | month | MX$36,250 | MX$45,000 | MX$63,750 | 43 |
| Senior | EUR | day | €422 | €475 | €545 | 39 |
| Senior | RUB | month | RUB 54,585 | RUB 122,500 | RUB 200,000 | 38 |
| Senior | CHF | year | CHF 112,500 | CHF 117,500 | CHF 122,500 | 33 |
| Senior | AUD | year | A$136,380 | A$150,000 | A$179,375 | 30 |
| Senior | GBP | day | £568 | £625 | £706 | 28 |
| Senior | PLN | day | PLN 1,100 | PLN 1,200 | PLN 1,291 | 26 |
| Senior | TWD | year | NT$975,000 | NT$1,250,000 | NT$1,575,000 | 23 |
| Senior | NZD | year | NZ$122,653 | NZ$137,500 | NZ$150,625 | 20 |
| Senior | BRL | month | R$7,898 | R$9,170 | R$12,672 | 20 |
| Senior | PHP | month | ₱87,500 | ₱125,000 | ₱140,000 | 19 |
| Senior | EUR | hour | €40 | €44 | €76 | 14 |
| Senior | JPY | year | ¥8,000,000 | ¥9,500,000 | ¥12,000,000 | 13 |
| Senior | ARS | month | ARS 650,000 | ARS 1,045,000 | ARS 2,067,425 | 12 |
| Senior | AUD | hour | A$130 | A$133 | A$140 | 9 |
| Senior | AUD | day | A$911 | A$975 | A$1,112 | 8 |
| Senior | ZAR | year | ZAR 885,000 | ZAR 1,080,000 | ZAR 1,200,000 | 8 |
| Senior | MYR | month | MYR 7,625 | MYR 10,000 | MYR 10,750 | 7 |
| Senior | COP | month | COP 7,200,000 | COP 7,801,750 | COP 8,663,375 | 6 |
| Senior | IDR | month | IDR 14,900,000 | IDR 14,900,000 | IDR 15,800,000 | 5 |
| Senior | SEK | year | SEK 598,500 | SEK 852,988 | SEK 852,988 | 5 |
| Senior | NOK | year | NOK 1,021,500 | NOK 1,021,500 | NOK 1,021,500 | 5 |
| Senior | SGD | year | SGD 100,000 | SGD 150,000 | SGD 150,000 | 5 |
| Lead | USD | year | $148,675 | $177,000 | $221,500 | 493 |
| Lead | RUB | month | RUB 43,750 | RUB 85,000 | RUB 147,720 | 155 |
| Lead | EUR | year | €47,125 | €60,000 | €77,500 | 78 |
| Lead | EUR | month | €5,204 | €6,525 | €6,650 | 40 |
| Lead | GBP | year | £77,050 | £90,000 | £120,000 | 39 |
| Lead | INR | year | ₹1,550,000 | ₹2,250,000 | ₹2,850,000 | 37 |
| Lead | USD | hour | $98 | $111 | $111 | 32 |
| Lead | JPY | year | ¥7,425,000 | ¥8,850,000 | ¥9,875,000 | 30 |
| Lead | SGD | month | SGD 5,250 | SGD 7,650 | SGD 10,200 | 28 |
| Lead | CAD | year | CA$126,711 | CA$135,300 | CA$156,925 | 26 |
| Lead | EUR | day | €470 | €475 | €525 | 17 |
| Lead | PLN | month | PLN 21,825 | PLN 22,050 | PLN 24,550 | 10 |
| Lead | BRL | month | R$2,750 | R$2,825 | R$8,250 | 10 |
| Lead | GBP | day | £550 | £618 | £618 | 8 |
| Lead | PLN | hour | PLN 145 | PLN 158 | PLN 174 | 6 |
| Lead | CHF | year | CHF 112,500 | CHF 120,000 | CHF 120,000 | 5 |
| Lead | USD | month | $4,100 | $6,000 | $9,400 | 5 |
| Staff | USD | year | $205,000 | $235,000 | $265,000 | 1562 |
| Staff | CAD | year | CA$184,375 | CA$190,000 | CA$212,425 | 88 |
| Staff | EUR | year | €82,500 | €103,750 | €129,988 | 30 |
| Staff | GBP | year | £135,125 | £144,750 | £310,000 | 22 |
| Staff | PLN | year | PLN 411,500 | PLN 458,500 | PLN 487,000 | 16 |
| Staff | INR | year | ₹3,375,000 | ₹4,000,000 | ₹5,625,000 | 16 |
| Staff | SGD | month | SGD 8,250 | SGD 12,750 | SGD 22,500 | 12 |
| Staff | USD | hour | $120,962 | $205,000 | $239,400 | 11 |
| Staff | EUR | month | €5,000 | €7,833 | €7,833 | 5 |
| Principal | USD | year | $170,000 | $208,800 | $250,000 | 637 |
| Principal | CAD | year | CA$165,650 | CA$198,800 | CA$202,500 | 33 |
| Principal | EUR | year | €86,500 | €101,000 | €132,600 | 25 |
| Principal | GBP | year | £63,750 | £79,500 | £105,852 | 20 |
| Principal | INR | year | ₹3,700,000 | ₹5,000,000 | ₹7,500,000 | 13 |
| Principal | USD | hour | $60 | $78 | $83,792 | 7 |
| Principal | PLN | year | PLN 386,125 | PLN 438,425 | PLN 476,850 | 6 |
| Principal | SGD | month | SGD 8,000 | SGD 8,500 | SGD 10,500 | 5 |
| Principal | AUD | year | A$166,300 | A$184,135 | A$184,135 | 5 |
| C-level | USD | year | $153,750 | $200,000 | $232,500 | 96 |
| C-level | INR | year | ₹5,687,500 | ₹8,875,000 | ₹10,050,000 | 18 |
| C-level | CAD | year | CA$145,800 | CA$145,800 | CA$150,600 | 16 |
| C-level | EUR | year | €66,250 | €88,750 | €105,625 | 6 |
| All levels | USD | year | $156,000 | $193,000 | $229,625 | 7283 |
| All levels | EUR | year | €43,000 | €62,500 | €83,925 | 703 |
| All levels | CAD | year | CA$130,250 | CA$160,000 | CA$186,750 | 523 |
| All levels | USD | hour | $40 | $53 | $85 | 454 |
| All levels | GBP | year | £55,000 | £75,000 | £100,000 | 406 |
| All levels | INR | year | ₹1,311,000 | ₹2,100,000 | ₹3,250,000 | 402 |
| All levels | EUR | month | €3,638 | €5,000 | €6,107 | 272 |
| All levels | SGD | month | SGD 5,675 | SGD 7,650 | SGD 10,000 | 247 |
| All levels | RUB | month | RUB 46,058 | RUB 85,000 | RUB 160,000 | 230 |
| All levels | USD | month | $1,475 | $4,400 | $8,625 | 164 |
| All levels | TWD | month | NT$45,000 | NT$60,000 | NT$70,000 | 131 |
| All levels | PLN | hour | PLN 133 | PLN 150 | PLN 170 | 106 |
| All levels | JPY | year | ¥4,500,000 | ¥6,000,000 | ¥9,000,000 | 105 |
| All levels | CAD | hour | CA$38 | CA$82 | CA$88 | 103 |
| All levels | MXN | month | MX$20,150 | MX$30,000 | MX$45,000 | 100 |
| All levels | PLN | month | PLN 17,250 | PLN 20,155 | PLN 24,850 | 96 |
| All levels | BRL | month | R$1,500 | R$2,750 | R$7,568 | 86 |
| All levels | PLN | year | PLN 250,000 | PLN 341,000 | PLN 431,000 | 73 |
| All levels | EUR | day | €400 | €475 | €522 | 71 |
| All levels | AUD | year | A$107,502 | A$147,216 | A$178,750 | 63 |
| All levels | CHF | year | CHF 110,000 | CHF 115,000 | CHF 122,500 | 47 |
| All levels | GBP | day | £549 | £618 | £700 | 39 |
| All levels | PLN | day | PLN 1,100 | PLN 1,150 | PLN 1,253 | 32 |
| All levels | TWD | year | NT$948,750 | NT$1,250,000 | NT$1,675,000 | 32 |
| All levels | PHP | month | ₱65,000 | ₱95,000 | ₱127,500 | 31 |
| All levels | TWD | hour | NT$200 | NT$220 | NT$220 | 29 |
| All levels | NZD | year | NZ$124,371 | NZ$135,000 | NZ$157,500 | 29 |
| All levels | EUR | hour | €35 | €42 | €89 | 26 |
| All levels | MYR | month | MYR 4,312 | MYR 5,625 | MYR 10,375 | 20 |
| All levels | INR | month | ₹7,375 | ₹50,000 | ₹107,500 | 18 |
| All levels | ARS | month | ARS 650,000 | ARS 1,090,000 | ARS 1,800,000 | 17 |
| All levels | AUD | day | A$911 | A$1,050 | A$1,112 | 12 |
| All levels | COP | month | COP 4,450,000 | COP 6,800,000 | COP 8,290,125 | 12 |
| All levels | ZAR | year | ZAR 660,000 | ZAR 960,000 | ZAR 1,200,000 | 11 |
| All levels | AUD | hour | A$128 | A$133 | A$142 | 11 |
| All levels | NOK | year | NOK 1,021,500 | NOK 1,021,500 | NOK 1,225,750 | 9 |
| All levels | IDR | month | IDR 9,750,000 | IDR 14,900,000 | IDR 14,900,000 | 9 |
| All levels | HUF | year | HUF 16,425,000 | HUF 22,175,000 | HUF 24,893,750 | 8 |
| All levels | SGD | year | SGD 97,500 | SGD 150,000 | SGD 150,000 | 8 |
| All levels | HKD | month | HK$21,250 | HK$50,000 | HK$53,750 | 7 |
| All levels | CLP | month | CLP 1,575,000 | CLP 2,000,000 | CLP 2,475,000 | 7 |
| All levels | ZAR | month | ZAR 15,000 | ZAR 35,000 | ZAR 70,000 | 7 |
| All levels | RUB | year | RUB 331,250 | RUB 375,000 | RUB 512,500 | 6 |
| All levels | CLP | year | CLP 54,390,000 | CLP 63,376,500 | CLP 72,363,000 | 6 |
| All levels | RON | year | RON 318,400 | RON 351,100 | RON 403,825 | 6 |
| All levels | SEK | year | SEK 598,500 | SEK 852,988 | SEK 852,988 | 5 |
| All levels | BRL | year | R$342,500 | R$380,500 | R$484,050 | 5 |
| All levels | GBP | hour | £77 | £77 | £77 | 5 |