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Software Engineer salary in Austin
What employers are offering right now, from 19 live Software Engineer postings in Austin that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.
Median
$188k
a year, base pay
Middle half
$182k–$216k
25th to 75th percentile
Highest posted
$313k
range midpoint
How the offers are spread
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$184k
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$287k
Software Engineer pay by level
| Level | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $202k | 10 |
Top-paying companies for Software Engineer roles
| Company | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Scale AI | $245k | 2 |
| Databricks | $216k | 4 |
| MongoDB | $187k | 3 |
| Temporal | $169k | 2 |
Highest-paying open Software Engineer jobs
All 45 open jobs →Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; Omaha, NE; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC $223k – $279k/yr
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; Omaha, NE; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC $184k – $293k/yr
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Staff Full Stack Engineer, GTM Systems
Austin · Chicago Full-time $214k – $245k/yr
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
Austin, Texas $182k – $250k/yr
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail
Austin, Texas $182k – $250k/yr
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Software Engineer salary: common questions
- What is the average Software Engineer salary in Austin?
- The median midpoint of 19 live Software Engineer postings in Austin is $188k a year. Half of them fall between $182k and $216k.
- How does Software Engineer pay change with seniority?
- senior postings $202k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
- Which companies pay Software Engineer roles the most?
- Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Scale AI ($245k), Databricks ($216k), MongoDB ($187k), Temporal ($169k).
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.
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