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Software Engineer Salary
A remote Software Engineer earns a median of US$145,000 per year in United States, with most disclosed offers between US$83,200–US$200,000. These figures are aggregated from 156 real job postings with disclosed pay on GeraJobs (as of 2026-06-12).
Quick answer
The median remote Software Engineer salary is US$145,000 (United States, 136 listings). The 25th–75th percentile band is US$83,200–US$200,000. Pay varies by market and currency — see the breakdown below, including smaller-sample markets which we label honestly with their listing counts.
Software Engineer salary by market
| Market | Median (annual) | 25th–75th percentile | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USD) | US$145,000 | US$83,200–US$200,000 | 136 |
| Eurozone (EUR) | €60,600 | €36,000–€90,000 | 11 |
| Canada (CAD) | CA$128,750 | CA$92,500–CA$207,000 | 8 |
| United Kingdom (GBP) | £114,354 | £103,958–£124,750 | 1(small sample) |
Median is used as the headline because it is robust to outliers. Markets with fewer than 5 disclosed-pay listings are flagged — treat those ranges as indicative only.
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Software Engineer salary — frequently asked questions
- What is the average software engineer salary?
- The median remote Software Engineer salary is US$145,000 per year in United States, based on 136 real job postings with disclosed pay. Most offers fall between US$83,200–US$200,000 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are aggregated from real GeraJobs listings, as of 2026-06-12 — not survey estimates.
- How much does a software engineer earn per year?
- A remote Software Engineer earns a median of US$145,000 annually in United States. The lowest disclosed offers start around US$8,320 and the highest reach US$416,000, across 156 real postings spanning 4 currency markets.
- How many software engineer jobs disclose their salary on GeraJobs?
- 156 real Software Engineer postings on GeraJobs disclosed a salary range and currency and feed these figures, as of 2026-06-12. The largest single market is United States with 136 disclosed-pay listings; smaller markets are published with their counts so you can weigh them honestly.
- What does a software engineer earn in Eurozone versus United States?
- In United States the median Software Engineer salary is US$145,000 (136 listings), while in Eurozone it is €60,600 (11 listings). Pay is quoted in each market's own currency (USD vs EUR), so compare the local figure rather than converting directly.
- Where does this software engineer salary data come from?
- Every figure is the median or 25th/75th percentile of real GeraJobs job postings that disclosed a salary range and currency for Software Engineer. Hourly-rate postings are excluded, and no survey data or estimates are mixed in. Data as of 2026-06-12, regenerated from live crawl data.
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Methodology: figures are the median and 25th/75th percentile of annual pay across 156 real GeraJobs postings that disclosed a salary range and currency for Software Engineer. Hourly-rate postings are excluded. No survey data or estimates are mixed in. Data as of 2026-06-12.