Salary Explorer · Software Engineer Salary in the US
Computed from 2,775 live job postings where the employer disclosed pay — not self-reported surveys. Refreshed daily.
Median
$203,751
Typical range (25th–75th percentile)
$175k–$240k
Postings with disclosed pay
2,775
Median of disclosed midpoints; companies with at least 3 disclosed salaries.
| Company | Median pay | Disclosed postings |
|---|---|---|
| Batoncorporation | $400,000 | 3 |
| Mechanize | $350,000 | 3 |
| Lambda | $330,500 | 5 |
| Mercor | $315,000 | 11 |
| Perplexity | $312,500 | 20 |
| Sierra | $310,000 | 19 |
| Openai | $308,750 | 128 |
| Decagon | $300,000 | 22 |
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Try ForgeApply freeFigures are computed from base-salary ranges that employers disclose directly on live job postings tracked by ForgeApply (as of 2026-07-14). For each posting we take the midpoint of the disclosed range, then report the median and the 25th–75th percentile band across all matching postings. Postings without disclosed pay are excluded, which can skew results toward companies and states with pay transparency requirements. This is marketplace data about current openings, not an estimate of total compensation or of any individual offer.