Software Engineer salary in Austin
Average Base Salary in Austin
$112,623
$13,209
Additional Cash Compensation
$125,832
Total Compensation
Median: 110,000
Min: $50K
Max: $205K
How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in Austin?
The average salary for a Software Engineer in Austin is $112,623. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in Austin is $13,209. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in Austin is $125,832. Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Software Engineer employees in Austin.
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Software Engineer Salary by gender
The average Software Engineer salary for women is $113,257 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $110,917.
Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $131,402. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $98,429.
Software Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Software Engineer salary in Austin is between $120k - $130k.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Austin
Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
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Junior Software Engineer | $78,579 | Min: $40K Max: $145K |
QA Engineer | $82,548 | Min: $52K Max: $145K |
QA Analyst | $82,643 | Min: $45K Max: $165K |
Front End Developer | $105,697 | Min: $65K Max: $165K |
Salesforce Developer | $107,656 | Min: $80K Max: $151K |
Data Engineer | $110,554 | Min: $65K Max: $160K |
Sales Engineer | $110,825 | Min: $68K Max: $184K |
Game Developer | $112,167 | Min: $65K Max: $145K |
Software Engineer | $112,623 | Min: $50K Max: $205K |
DevOps Engineer | $113,824 | Min: $80K Max: $150K |
Software Test Engineer | $114,350 | Min: $65K Max: $155K |
iOS Developer | $116,281 | Min: $85K Max: $170K |
Systems Engineer | $118,746 | Min: $89K Max: $152K |
Hardware Engineer | $119,400 | Min: $100K Max: $147K |
Security Engineer | $126,133 | Min: $61K Max: $180K |
QA Manager | $126,164 | Min: $95K Max: $160K |
Automation Engineer | $133,750 | Min: $100K Max: $173K |
Android Developer | $134,400 | Min: $105K Max: $185K |
Database Administrator | $135,256 | Min: $90K Max: $163K |
Site Reliability Engineer | $137,533 | Min: $100K Max: $180K |
Senior Software Engineer | $140,666 | Min: $80K Max: $212K |
Machine Learning Engineer | $146,100 | Min: $110K Max: $210K |
Engineering Manager | $161,181 | Min: $109K Max: $225K |
Data Architect | $163,000 | Min: $100K Max: $215K |
Lead Software Engineer | $163,068 | Min: $112K Max: $200K |
Principal Software Engineer | $164,494 | Min: $127K Max: $239K |
Director of Software Engineering | $182,304 | Min: $130K Max: $240K |
Data Engineering Manager | $188,750 | Min: $170K Max: $235K |
Vice President of Engineering | $204,679 | Min: $145K Max: $300K |
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $210,368 | Min: $135K Max: $320K |
Career Info
Software Engineer jobs in Austin

Software Engineer
+57
At Realtor.com®, we have among the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of real estate listings and the most engaged users across all the online real estate portals. Our mission is to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone.Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Join us and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.Software Engineer at Realtor.com (View all jobs)

Software Engineer
+42
There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you

Role Description
Our strategy starts with our mission: how do we build the right set of products that can help our customers work in a more enlightened way? If the first big problem Dropbox solved was getting your files in the cloud, the new problem we’re solving is helping you organize your life.
As we’re evolving the core business from syncing and sharing files, we are looking for Software Engineers to come build the next generation of new

Role Description
Our Dropbox Infrastructure Engineering team is passionate about building awesome products at massive scale. We've developed a set of values that enable us to do this. Specifically, we write phenomenal software and sweat the details, focus on impact, and create an enduring culture. Building elegant products begins with lots of hacking and iteration to explore the problem space. It culminates in careful attention to edge cases

Role Description
Our Dropbox Infrastructure Engineering team is passionate about building awesome products at massive scale. We've developed a set of values that enable us to do this. Specifically, we write phenomenal software and sweat the details, focus on impact, and create an enduring culture. Building elegant products begins with lots of hacking and iteration to explore the problem space. It culminates in careful attention to edge cases and

Staff Software Engineer- Monetization
+41
Atmosphere is the world’s first and largest free ad-supported streaming TV service for businesses offering original, owned, and operated TV channels along with Partner Channels from prominent brands. The platform has been built from the ground up with proprietary content, technology, and data to deliver unparalleled experiences for businesses and advertisers. The platform also provides a paid upgrade to a digital signage feature for businesses to

Role Description
Our Mobile team builds products and features that drive the core experience on the Dropbox mobile application. We enable users to easily manage their content, collaborate with their peers and work effortlessly with others. This position will play a key role in building and supporting mobile features. In this role there will be opportunity to work across different development stacks and influence product decisions.
Responsibilities
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Working at AtlassianAtlassians can choose where they work - whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.Apply for the Principal Data Software Engineer role at

Role Description
Our Mobile team builds products and features that drive the core experience on all of our Dropbox mobile applications. We enable users to easily manage their content, collaborate with their peers and work effortlessly with others. This position will play a key role in building and supporting mobile features. Our iOS Engineers work in a modern, native iOS stack and have opportunities to influence product decisions.
Responsibilities
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Staff Software Engineer
+57
At Realtor.com®, we have among the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of real estate listings and the most engaged users across all the online real estate portals. Our mission is to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone.Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Join us and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.Staff Software Engineer at Realtor.com (View all

Senior Software Engineer
+57
At Realtor.com®, we have among the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of real estate listings and the most engaged users across all the online real estate portals. Our mission is to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone.Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Join us and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.Senior Software Engineer at Realtor.com (View

Principal Software Engineer
+46
Summary/Objective
Iodine is an enterprise AI company that is championing a radical rethink of how to create value for healthcare professionals, leaders, and their organizations: automating complex clinical tasks, generating insights and empowering intelligent care. Powered by the largest set of clinical data and use cases available, our groundbreaking clinical machine-learning engine, Cognitive ML, constantly ingests the patient record to
Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in Austin
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Javascript
11% have this skill
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SQL
10% have this skill
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Java
8% have this skill
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Python
8% have this skill
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Front-end
8% have this skill
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Node.js
7% have this skill
Average Software Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Software Engineer make the most at companies with 51-200 employees, earning $114,943 on average.
Recent Software Engineer salaries in Austin
$80,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $80,000 with +$8,700 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Austin
1-5 Reports
$119,000
Yearly Salary
A SDE I reported a yearly salary of $119,000 with +$20,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Austin
$90,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Developer reported a yearly salary of $90,000 with +$12,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Austin
$118,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer II reported a yearly salary of $118,000 with +$11,800 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Austin
$113,800
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $113,800 with +$15,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Austin
$130,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Developer III reported a yearly salary of $130,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Austin
1-5 Reports
$123,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $123,500 with +$500 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Austin
$112,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $112,000 with +$17,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Austin
$103,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $103,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Austin
$100,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $100,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Austin
1-5 Reports