Software Engineer Salary - What to Expect?

A lot of us are motivated to get into tech because of the salary. That fact begs the question: how much money can a software developer expect to make?

So, in this video, I take you through my first three engineering salaries as examples of what you could be paid. We also discuss the factors that influence your pay, and what I think good salaries are for junior, mid and senior engineers.

0:00 - Intro
0:48 - My First 3 Salaries
01:39 - Factors that Influence Pay
03:12 - How the Pandemic Has Affected Salary
03:58 - My Ranges by Level
05:33 - Outro
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[weho_brian]

agree Senior is about 120-140 at my company. Lead is 150+ . I also dont work at big tech, or a large corp

[alexfaucheux]

My experience with a BS in Comp Sci. Keep in mind, I live and work in a state that has one of the lowest paid salaries for this field.

2021
1st job (hybrid): $46, 000
1st raise: $54, 000

2022
2nd raise: $63, 000

2023
2nd job (remote): $105, 000

[Rockardo_]

I'm so glad you made this video, I don't understand why there is such a taboo about talking about how much money people make and especially with your co-workers.

[drewbird]

I'll add my starting salaries for more data points:
July 2019 - $45k ( 0 experience )
April 2021 - $75k
March 2022 - $110k

[HarshPatel-kudb]

My experience as self taught:

Job 1:
May 2019 - 60k (0 experience)
2020 - 66k salary bump
2021 - 80k promotion

Job 2:
2021 - 115k

Job 3:
2023 - 145k

[mariocardenas]

How about someone who live in Chile ? Could expect a salary like 72.000USD per year in an US company, working remotely from Chile ?

[michaellong]

I started 75k out of college and got a 5% raise after 6 months

[fightszn]

what math should i learn for someone who is completely new to software engineering for college?

[nicholascherry]

Love the transparency here. Here's mine.
1st job, 2022, SWE 1, $75k (first job, no experience)

[michaellong]

how many years until a junior turns into a mid level?

[-dpegasus]

I'll add mine for data (in context, I'm in CA)
First job (out of college, 1.5 years of internship/part-time dev experience): 86k

[erljan]

How much do developers make after deductions? So if a developer make 100k base, 10k bonus, 20k RSU. How much is the take home pay for developers in that? I’ve always seen people talking about their package is like 200k but how much is the net tho? Like do you also include ur RSU as a total compensation so you technically get tax less? I’m a little confused on this part.

[andreitudorache]

Is it possible for them to hire me from America and let me work from Romania if the job is remote?

[AndreiNedelus]

First 🙃, any recommendations on how to find a job in US, B2B contract?
I've applied on LinkedIn to jobs in US but no interviews. Need another approach.

[jasonphillips]

I would think in the range of 120k-180k for mid level capable 220k for senior

[abokiyanalove]

Your analogy of paying someone in a rural area vs someone in Bay Area is exactly what I want to beware of. Thanks for sparking us into staying hungry and curious.