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Software Engineer

Software engineers design, build, and maintain the systems that power modern products. They work across the stack — backend services, APIs, data layers, and user-facing applications — turning product requirements into reliable, well-tested code.

Median $92,589

Demand · new postings per week

211 new postings · trailing 13 weeks

Weekly new Software Engineer postings from Mar 30 to Jun 22: 211 new postings over 13 weeks.
Week starting	New postings
Mar 30	1
Apr 6	1
Apr 13	7
Apr 20	2
Apr 27	5
May 4	4
May 11	3
May 18	16
May 25	3
Jun 1	27
Jun 8	32
Jun 15	87
Jun 22	23

Compensation

Estimated

p25: $78,701
median: $92,589
p75: $109,255

Estimated annual base, USD · Updated June 2026. How we calculate this

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Compensation by region

Estimated median annual base in USD by region. Working remotely widens the band you can earn in — and the markets you can compete in.

Regionp25Medianp75Source

US$449,718$529,080$624,314Estimated

CA$368,769$433,846$511,938Estimated

GB$350,780$412,682$486,965Estimated

US$337,289$396,810$468,236Estimated

Global$314,803$370,356$437,020Estimated

CA$276,577$325,384$383,953Estimated

US$269,831$317,448$374,589Estimated

GB$263,085$309,512$365,224Estimated

Global$236,102$277,767$327,765Estimated

US$236,102$277,767$327,765Estimated

CA$221,261$260,307$307,163Estimated

GB$210,468$247,609$292,179Estimated

UY$197,876$232,795$274,698Estimated

CA$193,604$227,769$268,767Estimated

US$191,130$224,859$265,334Estimated

Global$188,882$222,214$262,212Estimated

MX$188,882$222,214$262,212Estimated

GB$184,160$216,658$255,657Estimated

CL$179,887$211,632$249,726Estimated

CR$179,887$211,632$249,726Estimated

BR$179,887$211,632$249,726Estimated

Global$165,271$194,437$229,436Estimated

CA$156,727$184,384$217,574Estimated

CO$152,904$179,887$212,267Estimated

AR$152,904$179,887$212,267Estimated

US$151,780$178,565$210,706Estimated

GB$149,082$175,390$206,960Estimated

UY$148,407$174,596$206,024Estimated

PE$143,910$169,306$199,781Estimated

MX$141,661$166,660$196,659Estimated

CL$134,915$158,724$187,294Estimated

BR$134,915$158,724$187,294Estimated

CR$134,915$158,724$187,294Estimated

Global$133,791$157,401$185,734Estimated

CA$124,459$146,423$172,779Estimated

UY$118,726$139,677$164,819Estimated

GB$118,388$139,280$164,351Estimated

CO$114,678$134,915$159,200Estimated

AR$114,678$134,915$159,200Estimated

MX$113,329$133,328$157,327Estimated

US$112,430$132,270$156,079Estimated

US$98,750$132,270$167,540BLS baseline

PE$107,932$126,979$149,835Estimated

CR$107,932$126,979$149,835Estimated

CL$107,932$126,979$149,835Estimated

BR$107,932$126,979$149,835Estimated

Global$106,246$124,995$147,494Estimated

UY$103,885$122,217$144,217Estimated

MX$99,163$116,662$137,661Estimated

CL$94,441$111,107$131,106Estimated

CR$94,441$111,107$131,106Estimated

BR$94,441$111,107$131,106Estimated

CA$92,192$108,461$127,984Estimated

CO$91,742$107,932$127,360Estimated

AR$91,742$107,932$127,360Estimated

GB$87,695$103,171$121,741Estimated

PE$86,346$101,583$119,868Estimated

UY$84,097$98,938$116,747Estimated

AR$80,275$94,441$111,440Estimated

CO$80,275$94,441$111,440Estimated

MX$80,275$94,441$111,440Estimated

Global$78,701$92,589$109,255Estimated

CR$76,452$89,944$106,133Estimated

BR$76,452$89,944$106,133Estimated

CL$76,452$89,944$106,133Estimated

PE$75,553$88,885$104,885Estimated

US$73,079$85,976$101,451Estimated

UY$66,783$78,568$92,711Estimated

CO$64,984$76,452$90,213Estimated

AR$64,984$76,452$90,213Estimated

MX$63,748$74,997$88,497Estimated

PE$61,162$71,955$84,907Estimated

CR$60,712$71,426$84,282Estimated

BR$60,712$71,426$84,282Estimated

CL$60,712$71,426$84,282Estimated

CA$59,925$70,500$83,190Estimated

GB$57,002$67,061$79,132Estimated

AR$51,605$60,712$71,640Estimated

CO$51,605$60,712$71,640Estimated

Global$51,155$60,183$71,016Estimated

UY$49,469$58,199$68,675Estimated

PE$48,570$57,141$67,426Estimated

MX$47,220$55,553$65,553Estimated

BR$44,972$52,908$62,431Estimated

CR$44,972$52,908$62,431Estimated

US$44,972$52,908$62,431Estimated

CL$44,972$52,908$62,431Estimated

CR$44,972$52,908$62,431Estimated

CO$38,226$44,972$53,067Estimated

AR$38,226$44,972$53,067Estimated

CA$36,877$43,385$51,194Estimated

PE$35,977$42,326$49,945Estimated

GB$35,078$41,268$48,697Estimated

UY$32,155$37,829$44,638Estimated

Global$31,480$37,036$43,702Estimated

MX$30,693$36,110$42,609Estimated

BR$29,232$34,390$40,580Estimated

CL$29,232$34,390$40,580Estimated

CR$29,232$34,390$40,580Estimated

AR$24,847$29,232$34,493Estimated

CO$24,847$29,232$34,493Estimated

PE$23,385$27,512$32,464Estimated

UY$19,788$23,280$27,470Estimated

MX$18,888$22,221$26,221Estimated

CR$17,989$21,163$24,973Estimated

CL$17,989$21,163$24,973Estimated

BR$17,989$21,163$24,973Estimated

CO$15,290$17,989$21,227Estimated

AR$15,290$17,989$21,227Estimated

PE$14,391$16,931$19,978Estimated

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Software Engineer

Median $92,589

Demand · new postings per week

211 new postings · trailing 13 weeks

Weekly new Software Engineer postings from Mar 30 to Jun 22: 211 new postings over 13 weeks.
Week starting	New postings
Mar 30	1
Apr 6	1
Apr 13	7
Apr 20	2
Apr 27	5
May 4	4
May 11	3
May 18	16
May 25	3
Jun 1	27
Jun 8	32
Jun 15	87
Jun 22	23

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